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Charlotte Bronte

An Ode to the lesser-known Bronte sister – Charlotte Bronte

An Ode to the lesser-known Bronte sister – Charlotte Bronte

Three sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne from a middle-class English family changed the course of literary history in the 19th century. Let us delve into the lives of the Bronte sister and discover more about Charlotte's work of art and life on the occasion of Charlotte's birth anniversary. I remember reading my written-during-victorian-era-book, Jane Eyre, when I was in school. I was utterly smitten with her style of writing. After that, I was compelled to look up Charlotte Bronte since I always had a habit of looking up the authors of the books I read. And I discovered some…
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Notable Women in Literature

Notable Women in Literature

By Nital Jain It is very sad that till today women in the field of art and literature are not recognised. Stories like these are still necessary and relevant. In 2016, Gay Talese was asked to name women writers who inspired him to which he replied, ‘‘none’’.  This is rather shocking than surprising. Why aren’t women celebrated in the literature field? Booked4books has always celebrated female authors and here are a few female authors that have shaped our lives, they are mentioned in no particular order.   1. Jane Austen (1775-1817) Jane Austen was an English novelist and one of…
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