ENGL 11A Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mary Wollstonecraft, Bildungsroman, Upper Class

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Charlotte was born in 1816 in patrick and maria. Two older sisters died young, 3 younger siblings. Sent to boarding school for poor clergy, older sisters got tuberculosis. Children educated in poetry, history, politics by father. Wrote stories about angria and gondal (they made up fantasy worlds and wrote about them) 1845- published a collection of poetry as currer, ellis, and acton bell. Robert southey literature cannot be the business of a woman"s life, and it ought not be . 18437 - wuthering heights by ellis bell and agnes grey by acton bell. The professor by currer bell was rejected. Later in 1847 jane eyre by currer bell. 1848 branwell and emily die of tuberculosis. 1848 the tenant of wildfell hall by acton bell. 1854 age 38 charlotte dies of pregnancy complications. Pretty green and flowery fields (very large beautiful flat lands) Monthly or weekly installments (one chapter at a time) One volume at a time for a small fee.

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