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Bronte Birthday

On January 17, 1820 the highly literary (and tragically short-lived) Bronte family added its youngest member: a daughter named Anne. Anne was born in the village of Thornton in Yorkshire, where her father was curate, but when she was a few months old the family moved to Haworth, where she was raised. Her mother died when Anne was only a year old, and Anne and … Continue reading Bronte Birthday

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