Anne Bronte

Anne Brontë was born on 17 January 1820 in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England. She was the youngest of six children and was educated at home. Anne and her siblings were fond of reading, an interest that soon transitioned into writing as well. This included poetry and stories revolving around a set of toy soldiers gifted to the girls’ brother,
Patrick Branwell. They even created two mythical lands – Angria and Gondol – where several of their adventure stories were set. The latter, a fantasy island, was conceived by Anne, who was eleven at the time, and Emily, to whom she was most attached. In 1839, nineteen-year-old Anne found employment as a governess at Blake Hall, near Mirfield. Unable to wield any control over the unruly children, she was soon dismissed. This difficult period is considered to be the inspiration behind Anne’s first novel, Agnes Grey (1847), wherein she narrates the unpleasantness she experienced. She followed this with her second novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848). In September 1848, tragedy struck the family with the unexpected death of Branwell. Barely a few months later, Emily contracted tuberculosis and passed away. The disease and loss would claim
one more life as Anne too fell ill. She died on 28 May 1849, aged twenty-nine.