Novelist and poet. Born Yorkshire. Youngest member of the Bonte literary family. Novels: 'Agnes Grey', 'Tenant of Wildfell Hall'. See Charlotte Brontë for more.
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Anne Brontë
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CI - 8 - Books
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Mary Shelley
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Herman Melville
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George Meredith
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Charlotte Brontë
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Soloman Galaman
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