Anne Brontė, born 1820, is the lesser known sister of the famous Charlotte Brontė and Emily Brontė. She grew up in Bradford, Yorkshire, and was educated at home. Later she went to school in Huddersfield, also located in Yorkshire. In 1839 she begun working as a governess but was later dismissed and returned to her home the same year. Upon her return she met William Weightman and a romance evolved. Weightman later died of cholera 1842. In 1841 she took up her second post as a governess, now in York. But she was homesick and wished to resigned but eventually her feelings changed and she stayed on, well liked by her employers. She returned home 1842 after the death of her aunt, but returned to York in 1843. She resigned in 1845 and returned to Bradford. With her sisters, they collectivly published a book with their poems. It sold two copies the first year. Annes first novel Agnes Grey was published 1847. Her second novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, published 1848, is now a classic. Anne Brontė died 1849.