Jane Eyre (Penguin Drop Caps)简爱

CharlotteBrontewasbornon21April1816.HerfatherwascurateofHaworth,Yorkshireandhermotherdiedwhenshewasfiveyearsold,leavingfivedaughtersandoneson.In1824Charlotte,Maria,Elizabeth,andEmilyweresenttoCowanBridge,aschoolforclergymen'sdaughters,whereMariaandElizabethbothcaughttuberculosisanddied.Thechildrenweretaughtathomefromthispointonandtogethertheycreatedvividfantasyworldswhichtheyexploredintheirwriting.Charlotteworkedasateacherfrom1835to1838andthenasagoverness.In1846,alongwithEmilyandAnne,CharlottepublishedPoemsbyCurrer,EllisandActonBell.AfterthisEmilywroteWutheringHeights,AnnewroteAgnesGreyandCharlottewroteTheProfessor.WutheringHeightsandAgnesGreywerebothpublishedbutCharlotte'snovelwasinitiallyrejected.In1847JaneEyrebecameherfirstpublishednovelandmetwithimmediatesuccess.Between1848and1849Charlottelostherremainingsiblings：Emily,BranwellandAnne.ShepublishedShirleyin1849,Villettein1853andin1854shemarriedtheRevd.ArthurBellNicholls.Shediedthenextyear,on31March1855.夏洛蒂·勃朗特（CharlotteBronte，1816-1855），英国小说家，生于贫苦的牧师家庭，曾在寄宿学校学习，后任教师和家庭教师。1847年，夏洛蒂·勃朗特出版著名的长篇小说《简·爱》，轰动文坛。1848年秋到1849年她的弟弟和两个妹妹相继去世。在死亡的阴影和困惑下，她坚持完成了《谢利》一书，寄托了她对妹妹艾米莉的哀思，并描写了英国早期自发的工人运动。她另有作品《维莱特》（1853）和《教师》（1857），这两部作品均根据其本人生活经历写成。夏洛蒂·勃朗特善于以抒情的笔法描写自然景物，作品具有浓厚的感情色彩。