Very sad day at the Haworth Parsonage today 155 years ago. Charlotte Brontë passed away in the early morning hours leaving a disconsolate husband and father behind, not to mention servants, friends and, eventually, admirers such as all of us through the years.
Those who knew Charlotte Brontë personally mourned undoubtedly first and foremost the loss of a remarkable woman. Those of us who weren't quite so lucky are perhaps closer to mourning the death of Currer Bell ('Currer Bell is dead!'), the author, though we might also be nearer to knowing her 'secret soul' than many contemporaries who shook her hand.
So, let those who knew her personally mourn her death and let us who admire her celebrate her life.
Categories: Charlotte Brontë, Reminder
R.I.P. to a great lady.
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