CHARLOTTE BRONTE and EMILY BRONTE…

Anne Bronte’s two romance novels, Alice Grey (1847) and The Tenant of Wild fell Hall (1848) are not as highly regarded as the works of her sisters. The former is based on Anne’s experiences as a governess, the latter on her horror at the spectacle of her brother’s disintegration. Anne’s books are gracefully written and have an air of reality, but they do not produce the same exceptional impression. It has been suggested that they would not survive as widely read books without the reputation of Charlotte and Emily, and the interest in all that has to do with the Bronte family.