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"I can be on guard against my enemies, but God deliver me from my friends!"
Charlotte BrontëYou know that when the work entitled "Jane Eyre" appeared, with a fict — Charlotte Brontë
"You know that when the work entitled "Jane Eyre" appeared, with a fictitious name, it was said to be a work of too great power for any woman-that it must have been written by a man. It proved, however, to have been written by a woman."
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
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Charlotte Nicholls, commonly known by her maiden name Charlotte Brontë, was an English novelist and poet, and was the elder sister of Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë. She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, which was first published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. Jane Eyre was a great success on publication, and has since been acknowledged as a classic of English literature.
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