Anne Bronte's Early Years

Anne was born after her two more recognized sisters, Emily and Charlotte, and so became the youngest member of the Bronte family upon being born on 17th January 1820. When she was born her father, Patrick Bronte, was the curate of Thornton village near Bradford, where Anne was baptised on the 25th March.The following month the whole family moved into the Haworth Parsonage which would become well-known as their lifelong home due to Patrick gaining a lifelong curacy there. The house possessed five bedrooms and today is a place of pilgrimage for literature tourists worldwide.Anne's childhood was

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