Brontë

American  

[bron-tee] / ˈbrɒn ti /

noun

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.

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Brontë British  

/ ˈbrɒntɪ /

noun

1. Anne , pen name Acton Bell . 1820–49, English novelist; author of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1847)

2. her sister, Charlotte , pen name Currer Bell . 1816–55, English novelist, author of Jane Eyre (1847), Villette (1853), and The Professor (1857)

3. her sister, Emily ( Jane ), pen name Ellis Bell . 1818–48, English novelist and poet; author of Wuthering Heights (1847)

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Brontë

Emerald Fennell's 2026 adaption of Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, also sparked an interest in Brontë country.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

That compares with about £630 in lifetime earnings for Austen and £1,500 for Charlotte Brontë.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

This particular "Mass Wuther" perhaps has an even stronger claim than most – it's held on Penistone Hill, not far from the famous Brontë parsonage in Haworth, in the Pennines.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

What follows is a tale of tension, deception and a forbidden love that sours, reminiscent of Brontë novels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Miss Cowper in English, whose first words were “This fall, we will be reading Jane Eyre by Miss Charlotte Brontë, and I am not naive enough to believe that you will all like it.”

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

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