Sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë have become known for their radical novels and poems. Their brilliant imaginations were said to have stemmed from their close relationships as children where they would tell tales and write stories as part of their creative play. Eventually this led to collaborative writing and then the individual works they were able to publish after much difficulty, some of which are among the best-known novels in English Literature.
But can you tell which sister wrote which line or phrase? Take the quiz and find out.
Find out more
- Written in blood: Family, sex and violence in Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre
- Prof. Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work
- Explore the OU/BBC drama on the Brontë sisters, To Walk Invisible.
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