ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Charlotte published Jane Eyre, her first novel, in October 1847, while Anne and Emily’s first novels, Agnes Grey and Wuthering Heights, were published together in a three-volume set in December 1847.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Victorian Era gave the world one of the most famous literary families, the Bronte Sisters. In fact, every member of their family was a writer, from their father, Patrick Bronte, to all his children who survived childhood. But life was not easy for the Bronte family.

Detailed explanation-3: -In May 1846, the sisters published at their own expense a volume of poetry. This was the first use of their pseudonyms Currer (Charlotte), Ellis (Emily) and Acton (Anne) Bell. They all went on to publish novels, with differing levels of success. Anne’s ‘Agnes Grey’ and Charlotte’s ‘Jane Eyre’ were published in 1847.

Detailed explanation-4: -Their Importance in the History of the Novel : With the Brontës the forces which had transformed English poetry at the beginning of the century were first felt in the novel. They were the pioneers in fiction of that aspect of the romantic movement which concerned itself with the baring of the human soul.

Detailed explanation-5: -Charlotte’s novel Jane Eyre (1847), Emily’s Wuthering Heights (1847), and Anne’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) were written in this house over a hundred and fifty years ago, yet their power still moves readers today.