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She wrote Agnes Grey and her more ambitious novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. She wrote to her friends that Nicholls was a good and caring husband, but she felt a "holy terror" about her new situation. Her gravestone had an error in her age; she died at 29, not 28. Going to Cambridge might have made him feel his name sounded too Irish, so he changed it to Brontë.
Monsieur Héger had torn them up, but his wife saved the pieces and carefully glued them back together.
Brontë Sisters' Literary Career
First Publication: Poems
The sisters continued writing from a young age.
From 1839 to 1841, they worked as governesses for several months at a time. While Branwell's talents were squandered in a haze of drink and despair, his sisters channeled their creativity into writing, producing some of the most enduring works of English literature. Charlotte returned home in 1832, happy to be with her family again.
Three years later, Miss Wooler offered Charlotte a job as her assistant.
He was also an artist, encouraged by his father.
He tried to become a famous artist in London but spent his money quickly.
He introduced them to his mother and invited them to the opera.
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights was published in 1847 under the name Ellis Bell. Starting with moderate social drinking in his early twenties, he progressed to heavier consumption during his time as a tutor and railway clerk, roles he frequently abandoned due to drunkenness.
This literary critique of addiction underscores the sisters’ awareness of its destructive power and their choice to avoid it.
Practically speaking, the Brontë sisters’ lifestyle offers lessons in self-control and purpose. In contrast, Branwell's days were often consumed by erratic behavior, fueled by excessive drinking. Today, their birthplace in Thornton and their home in Haworth, which is now the Brontë Parsonage Museum, are visited by many people each year.
The Brontë Name
The Brontë family name comes from an old Irish family called Ó Pronntaigh.
Emily quickly learned German and piano. ‘I also sympathise with his desire to have his voice heard by the wider world – a desire encapsulated in a letter sent to William Wordsworth in 1837, when Branwell was a precocious and determined 19 year old, seeking the great man’s approval. But it would be too simplistic to blame Branwell’s decline solely on Lydia Robinson – the seeds of his tragedy had been sown much, much earlier.
‘The only brother in a family of sisters, he was the indulged, spoiled darling of the family’
Born in June 1817, he was the second child (after Charlotte) of the Reverend Patrick and Maria Brontë.
However, Patrick's brother had notable descendants, including James Brontë Gatenby, a scientist, and Peter Gatenby, a medical director for the UN.
The Brontës in Popular Culture
Movies
- Three Sisters of the Moors (1944, American short film): Molly Lamont as Charlotte, Lynne Roberts as Emily, and Heather Angel as Anne.
- Devotion (1946, American film): Ida Lupino as Emily, Olivia de Havilland as Charlotte, and Nancy Coleman as Anne.
- Les Sœurs Brontë (1979, French film): Isabelle Adjani as Emily, Marie-France Pisier as Charlotte, Isabelle Huppert as Anne, Patrick Magee as Patrick Brontë, and Pascal Greggory as Branwell Brontë.
- Emily (2022, British/American film): Emma Mackey as Emily, Alexandra Dowling as Charlotte, and Amelia Gething as Anne.
Objects in Outer Space
- Asteroid #39427 is named Charlottebrontë.
- Asteroid #39428 is named Emilybrontë.
- Asteroid #39429 is named Annebrontë.
- A 60-kilometer-wide impact crater on the planet Mercury is named Brontë, in honor of the family.
Sport
- In 2018, a new horse race at York Racecourse was named the Brontë Cup to honor the family.
Images for kids
Branwell Brontë, self-portrait, 1840
The life of a woman as imagined in the Victorian world around 1840.
Governess in a rich English family in the second half of the 19th century
Jane Eyre, pleading her case to her aunt, Mrs Reed, before she is sent to hard service at Lowood (second edition of Jane Eyre, 1847)
See also
In Spanish: Familia Brontë para niños
The question of whether Branwell Brontë, the only brother of the renowned Brontë sisters, was an alcoholic has long been a subject of speculation and debate among literary historians and biographers.
The idea was that the books were small enough for the toy soldiers to read.
Their stories became more complex as they grew up, influenced by the magazines and newspapers their father subscribed to.
Influences on Their Writing
Their fictional worlds were born from their vivid imaginations, fueled by reading and discussions.
Newspapers and Magazines
The magazines and newspapers Patrick Brontë read were a treasure trove of information for his children.
The cause of death was likely tuberculosis, possibly made worse by typhoid fever (due to poor sanitation in Haworth) and severe morning sickness from her early pregnancy.
The first biography of Charlotte was written by Elizabeth Gaskell in 1857. They had six children. Their ability to thrive in adversity, without resorting to destructive habits, serves as a model for resilience.
She arrived from Cornwall in 1821, after Maria's death, to help Patrick care for the children. Patrick was dedicated to educating his children. His sisters’ letters often mention his deteriorating condition, describing him as "wasted" and "beyond recognition," a stark contrast to his once robust frame.
Branwell’s alcoholism also exacerbated his mental health issues, creating a vicious cycle of despair and dependency.