Shirley (Shirli)

Charlotte Brontë was an English poet and novelist.

Pseudonym: Currer Bell

She was born into the family of a rural clergyman in Yorkshire. Charlotte Brontë was barely five years old when her mother died, leaving the poor minister with a family of five daughters and a son. In poor health and fond of solitude, Patrick Brontë paid little attention to the children’s upbringing; indeed, they rarely saw him. The children were left to themselves and to the care of their eight-year-old eldest sister Maria, who had the burden of managing the scant household.…

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