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Jane Eyre. Wuthering Heights. Three sisters from Yorkshire who conquered English literature.
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Charlotte Brontë, the third of six children, is born to Patrick and Maria Brontë in Thornton, Yorkshire.
Emily Brontë, the fifth of six children, is born to Patrick and Maria Brontë in Thornton, Yorkshire.
Anne Brontë, the youngest of six children, is born to Patrick and Maria Brontë in Thornton, Yorkshire.
Maria Brontë, the mother of the Brontë children, dies of cancer, leaving the children in the care of their aunt, Elizabeth Branwell.
Charlotte and Emily, along with their sisters Maria and Elizabeth, are sent to the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge.
Maria and Elizabeth Brontë die of tuberculosis, which they contracted at the Clergy Daughters' School. Charlotte and Emily return home.
Charlotte Brontë is sent to Roe Head School near Mirfield, where she meets her lifelong friends, Ellen Nussey and Mary Taylor.
Charlotte returns to Haworth to teach her younger sisters, Emily and Anne, at home.
The Brontë sisters begin to write stories and poems collaboratively, creating the imaginary worlds of Angria and Gondal.
Charlotte Brontë takes up a position as a governess at the Sidgewick family in Stonegappe, an experience that influences her later writing.
Charlotte and Emily Brontë travel to Brussels to study at the Pensionnat Heger, where they improve their French and German.
The Brontë sisters publish a joint collection of poems under the pseudonyms Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, though it sells only two copies.
Charlotte Brontë's novel 'Jane Eyre' is published under the pseudonym Currer Bell, achieving immediate success.
Emily Brontë's novel 'Wuthering Heights' is published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, receiving mixed reviews initially.
Anne Brontë's novel 'Agnes Grey' is published under the pseudonym Acton Bell, garnering positive reviews.
Emily Brontë dies of tuberculosis, just months after the publication of 'Wuthering Heights,' at the age of 30.
Anne Brontë dies of tuberculosis in Scarborough, at the age of 29, leaving Charlotte as the sole surviving Brontë sibling.
Charlotte Brontë dies of tuberculosis in Haworth, at the age of 38, marking the end of the Brontë literary legacy.