Anne Bronte (17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was an English novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Bronte literary family. She wrote two novels, Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, both of which were published in 1847. Anne was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, the third of six children of Patrick Bronte, an Anglican clergyman, and his wife Maria Branwell. She was educated at home by her father and older siblings. Anne's early works were published under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Her first novel, Agnes Grey, is a semi-autobiographical account of her experiences as a governess. Her second novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, is a more ambitious work, dealing with the themes of alcoholism, domestic abuse, and women's rights. Anne's works were well-received by critics, and she is now considered one of the most important 19th-century English novelists. She died of tuberculosis in 1849, at the age of 29.