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The Brontë Sisters: Romantic Rebels

They were three sisters who lived in a remote parsonage on the edge of the Yorkshire moors. Reclusive, shy, and largely self-educated, they nevertheless produced some of the most passionate and enduring novels in the English language. This episode of Biography profiles Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, the 'Romantic Rebels' who defied Victorian convention to write Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. From their childhood imaginary worlds to their tragic, early deaths, discover how these three extraordinary women transformed their isolated lives into literary immortality.

English
  • Originally Aired February 2, 2004
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network A&E
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