Anne Brontë (1820-1849) was an English novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. She is best known for her novel Agnes Grey, which is based on her own experiences as a governess. Her other works include The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Anne was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, the youngest of six children. Her father, Patrick Brontë, was an Anglican clergyman, and her mother, Maria Branwell Brontë, died when Anne was only two years old. Anne and her siblings were educated at home by their father and aunt. Anne's first published work was a collection of poems, Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, which she wrote with her sisters Charlotte and Emily. Her first novel, Agnes Grey, was published in 1847. It was followed by The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in 1848. Anne died of tuberculosis in 1849, at the age of 29. Her works have been adapted for film and television, and she is remembered as one of the most important authors of the 19th century.
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