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Charlotte Bronte

Charlotte Brontë lived from 1816 to 1855. Jane Eyre appeared in 1847 and was followed by Shirley (1848) and Vilette (1853). In 1854, Charlotte Brontë married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died during her pregnancy on March 31, 1855, in Haworth, Yorkshire. The Professor was posthumously published in 1857.
Jane Eyre (DK Classics)
Jane Eyre
Villette
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Shirley and The Professor
The Bronte Sisters
Jane Eyre
Villette
Jane Eyre
Shirley
Villette
Hell Hath No Fury
Shirley
The Professor

Books

Jane Eyre (DK Classics)
Jane Eyre
Villette
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Shirley and The Professor
The Bronte Sisters
Jane Eyre
Villette
Jane Eyre
Shirley
Villette
Hell Hath No Fury
Shirley
The Professor

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