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Charlotte Bronte was born in 1816 in Yorkshire and died in 1855. She was the third of six children and the oldest of the three well-known novelist and poet Bronte sisters. Bronte published several novels; however Jane Eyre remains her most famous literary work. Emily Bronte was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, on July 30, 1818. The daughter of a clergyman, she lived a solitary life in Haworth, Yorkshire, with her father; brother, Branwell; and surviving sisters, Charlotte and Anne, until her death on December 19, 1848. Published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, Wuthering Heights-her only novel-is now considered one of the masterpieces of English literature. Anne Bronte (1820-1849) was an English novelist and poet, best known for her novels Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Ken Mondschein is a college professor, scholar, fencing master, jouster, and author with expertise in subjects ranging from medieval history to contemporary politics. He was a Fulbright scholar to France, received his PhD in history from Fordham University and is certified as a master of historical fencing by the US Fencing Coaches' Association. His work includes history, fencing, introductions to works of classic literature, and other projects.
