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Which two of Charlotte Brontë's sisters died from illness contracted at the boarding school that inspired Lowood School in 'Jane Eyre'?
Answer
Maria and Elizabeth Brontë
Charlotte's eldest sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, fell ill at Cowan Bridge and died shortly after being brought home, a tragedy she drew on for Jane Eyre's friend Helen Burns.
💡 Did you know?
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre incorporated real trauma: the author witnessed her siblings die of illness in a brutal boarding school she attended as a child.
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- Emily and Anne Brontë
- Branwell and Anne Brontë
- Emily and Branwell Brontë
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