who were the bronte sisters and what did they write
Brontë family
The Brontës ( / ˈbrɒntiz / , commonly / ˈbrɒnteɪz / ) were a nineteenth - century literary family associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire , England . The sisters , Charlotte ( 1816 -- 1855 ) , Emily ( 1818 -- 1848 ) , and Anne ( 1820 -- 1849 ) , are well known as poets and novelists . Like many contemporary female writers , they originally published their poems and novels under male pseudonyms : Currer , Ellis , and Acton Bell . Their stories immediately attracted attention for their passion and originality . Charlotte 's Jane Eyre was the first to know success , while Emily 's Wuthering Heights , Anne 's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were later to be accepted as masterpieces of literature . 
The Brontës ( / ˈbrɒntiz / , commonly / ˈbrɒnteɪz / ) were a nineteenth - century literary family associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire , England . The sisters , Charlotte ( 1816 -- 1855 ) , Emily ( 1818 -- 1848 ) , and Anne ( 1820 -- 1849 ) , are well known as poets and novelists . Like many contemporary female writers , they originally published their poems and novels under male pseudonyms : Currer , Ellis , and Acton Bell . Their stories immediately attracted attention for their passion and originality . Charlotte 's Jane Eyre was the first to know success , while Emily 's Wuthering Heights , Anne 's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were later to be accepted as masterpieces of literature .
The sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne , are well known as poets and novelists. Charlotte's Jane Eyre, Emily's Wuthering Heights and Anne's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were later to be accepted as masterpieces of literature.
The sisters , Charlotte ( 1816 -- 1855 ) , Emily ( 1818 -- 1848 ) , and Anne ( 1820 -- 1849 ) , are well known as poets and novelists . Charlotte 's Jane Eyre was the first to know success , while Emily 's Wuthering Heights , Anne 's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were later to be accepted as masterpieces of literature .