| A | B |
|---|
| 1816 | Charlotte born at Thornton in Yorkshire |
| 1820 | Charlotte's father appointed curate of Haworth |
| 1821 | Charlotte's mother dies |
| 1824 | Charlotte's sisters Maria, Elizabeth,Charlotte, and Emily go to Cowan Bridge |
| 1825 | Maria dies in May; Elizabeth dies in June; Charlotte and Emily return home |
| 1829 | Charlotte begins to write about Angria |
| 1831 | Charlotte enrolls in Roe Head |
| 1832 | Charlotte returns home to tutor her sisters |
| 1835 | Charlotte returns to Roe Head as a teacher. |
| 1842 | Charlotte and Emily go to Brussels to study |
| 1844 | Chalotte leaves Brussels |
| 1846 | Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell in May; Charlotte begins Jane Eyre |
| 1847 | Jane Eyre published in October; Emily's Wuthering Heights in December; Anne's Agney Grey in December |
| 1848 | Anne's Tenant of Wildfell Hall in June; Branwell dies in September; Emily dies in December |
| 1849 | Anne dies in May; Charlotte publishes Shirley in October |
| 1853 | Charlotte publishes Villette |
| 1854 | Charlotte marries A.B. Nicholls |
| 1855 | Charlotte dies |
| symbol of Maria | Helen Burns |
| mother's name | Maria |
| gave the idea for Lowood | Cowan Bridge |
| word that Mrs. Reed often used for Jane | passionate |
| where Jane liked to read | in the window seat |
