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| 1. | Anne (“Acton Bell” ), 1820–49, English novelist. |
| 2. | her sister, Charlotte (“Currer Bell”), 1816–55, English novelist. |
| 3. | her sister, Emily Jane (“Ellis Bell”), 1818–48, English novelist. |
| Bron·të (brŏn'tē) Family of British novelists and poets, including Charlotte (1816-1855), Emily, (1818-1848), and Anne (1820-1849). In 1846 their first publication was issued, a volume of poetry entitled Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. In 1847 Charlotte published Jane Eyre; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Gray. Charlotte published Shirley in 1849 and Villette in 1853. |