Image of Anne Brontë

Timeline

Lifetime: 1820 - 1849 Passed: ≈ 175 years ago

Title

Poet, Novelist, Governess

Country/Nationality

England
Wikipedia

Anne Brontë

Anne Brontë was an English novelist and poet, and the youngest member of the Brontë literary family.

Anne Brontë was the daughter of Patrick Brontë, a poor Irish clergyman in the Church of England. Anne lived most of her life with her family at the parish of Haworth on the Yorkshire moors. Otherwise she attended a boarding school in Mirfield between 1836 and 1837, and between 1839 and 1845 lived elsewhere working as a governess. In 1846 she published a book of poems with her sisters and later two novels, initially under the pen name Acton Bell. Her first novel, Agnes Grey, was published in 1847 with Wuthering Heights. Her second novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, was published in 1848. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is thought to be one of the first feminist novels.

Anne died at 29, probably of pulmonary tuberculosis. After Anne's death her sister Charlotte edited Agnes Grey to fix issues with its first edition, but prevented republication of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. This is one reason why Anne is not as well-known as her sisters. Nonetheless both of Anne's novels are considered classics of English literature.

Books by Anne Brontë

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Cover image

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Fiction Novel
Social criticism Epistolary

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel written by English author Anne Brontë. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Brontës' novels, it had an instant and phenomenal succes...

Selected Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell Cover image

Selected Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell

Poetry
Love Women's Rights Prejudice Poems Philosophical Anthologies Classics Immortality

Currer Bell is Charlotte, Ellis Bell is Emily, and Acton Bell is Anne. Tragically, the free kindle volume doesn’t list who wrote each individual poem, although you can probably guess. Any poems about wronged suicide victims coming back to haunt the m...

Agnes Grey Cover image

Agnes Grey

Novel Children's Literature
Family Love Children Literature Happiness Narrative Childhood Wealth

It follows the life of Agnes Grey, a young governess, as she works in a number of households and experiences the difficulties of her position. It explores themes of morality, class, and religion, and examines the struggles of a woman in a male-domina...

The Captive Dove Cover image

The Captive Dove

Poetry
Poems Freedom Desire Hope Verses Human Spirit Joys

In Anne Brontë's poignant poem, "The Captive Dove," the reader is drawn into the heart-wrenching plight of a caged dove, its spirit yearning for the boundless freedom of the open sky. The dove's plaintive moans echo through its confinement, its wings...

Home Cover image

Home

Romance Fiction Novel Religion
Family Love Morality Victorian Religion Redemption Sacrifice Guilt Devotion Duty social commentary Classic Literature

Home is a passionate story of love, sacrifice, faith, and redemption set against the backdrop of a bleak Yorkshire landscape. The novel explores the themes of duty, sacrifice, and redemption through the story of a young woman named Lucy Snowe. Lucy i...

Music On Christmas Morning Cover image

Music On Christmas Morning

Poetry Religion Children's Literature
Family Christmas Tradition Faith Religious Hope Music Winter Poetry Joy Holiday Morning

This poem, written by Anne Brontë under the pseudonym Acton Bell, captures the profound spiritual significance of Christmas morning. It speaks to the joy and anticipation of the holiday, highlighting the connection between music, faith, and familial...

Consolation Cover image

Consolation

Poetry
Nature Loss Hope Verse Grief Emotions Personal growth Consolation Nature's beauty

'Consolation' by Anne Brontë is a moving and introspective collection of poems that explores themes of grief, loss, and the search for solace. Through its poignant verses, the poet delves into the depths of human emotion, capturing the complexities o...

Lines Written From Home Cover image

Lines Written From Home

Poetry Memoir Non-Fiction
Love Pastoral Death Nature Reflection Isolation Loss Rural Poetry Melancholy Domestic Life Yorkshire

'Lines Written From Home' is a collection of poems by Anne Brontë, composed primarily during her time spent at home in Haworth, Yorkshire. These intimate verses offer a glimpse into her inner world, revealing her thoughts on love, loss, nature, and t...

Past Days Cover image

Past Days

Poetry
Victorian Poetry Anne Brontë Past Days LibriVox Recording

Past Days is a group of poems written by Anne Brontë in the Victorian era. LibriVox volunteers provide 12 beautiful recordings of these poems.

Appeal Cover image

Appeal

Poetry
Anthology Success Poetry Victorian literature Novel Yorkshire 1846 publication Currer Bell Ellis Bell First edition Male pseudonym Pen name Second edition Acton Bell

Appeal is a poem by Anne Brontë, first published in Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, a collection of poems by all three Brontë sisters, published in 1846. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 5, 2012.

Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell Cover image

Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell

Poetry Fiction Biography
Love Gothic Death Sisters Nature Faith Loss Feminism Victorian Poetry Literary History Yorkshire Pseudonyms

This collection of poetry by the Brontë sisters, published under their pseudonyms Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, offers a glimpse into the creative minds of these literary giants. The poems, written in the mid-19th century, reflect the themes and anx...

Fluctuations Cover image

Fluctuations

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Fluctuations by Anne Brontë. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 24, 2021. ------ Taken from POEMS by Currer, Ellis, And Acton Bell. - Summary by David Lawrence

Prisoner In A Dungeon Deep Cover image

Prisoner In A Dungeon Deep

LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of A Prisoner In A Dungeon Deep By Anne Brontë. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 28, 2023. ------ Anne Brontë was an English novelist and poet, and the youngest member of the Brontë lit...

Complete Poems Cover image

Complete Poems

Anne Brontë was the youngest of the three famous literary sisters and is best known for her novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. She wrote poems throughout her short life, many of them published under various pen names. All her known surviving poems ar...