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| Anne Bronte's grave error corrected | Anne Bronte's grave error corrected |
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| Author Anne Bronte, the sister of Charlotte and Emily, has been given a new gravestone after 164 years to correct an error on the original. | Author Anne Bronte, the sister of Charlotte and Emily, has been given a new gravestone after 164 years to correct an error on the original. |
| Anne, who wrote Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, died in Scarborough in 1849 after succumbing to tuberculosis at the age of 29. | Anne, who wrote Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, died in Scarborough in 1849 after succumbing to tuberculosis at the age of 29. |
| But her headstone in St Mary's Churchyard gave her age as 28. | But her headstone in St Mary's Churchyard gave her age as 28. |
| A new plaque on her grave has been officially unveiled during a service of dedication. | A new plaque on her grave has been officially unveiled during a service of dedication. |
| Anne is the only member of the famous literary family who is not buried at their home in Haworth, West Yorkshire. | Anne is the only member of the famous literary family who is not buried at their home in Haworth, West Yorkshire. |
| She travelled to Scarborough because she loved the resort and hoped that the air may improve her condition. But she died just three days after arriving. | She travelled to Scarborough because she loved the resort and hoped that the air may improve her condition. But she died just three days after arriving. |
| Her death came during a bleak period for the Bronte family. Brother Branwell had died eight months earlier, followed by Emily, who had written Wuthering Heights. | Her death came during a bleak period for the Bronte family. Brother Branwell had died eight months earlier, followed by Emily, who had written Wuthering Heights. |
| Anne's original gravestone was refaced three years after her death, when Charlotte returned to discover five errors on it. The other mistakes were corrected but the age was not. | Anne's original gravestone was refaced three years after her death, when Charlotte returned to discover five errors on it. The other mistakes were corrected but the age was not. |
| The Bronte Society has installed the new plaque alongside the original, which has deteriorated over the years. | The Bronte Society has installed the new plaque alongside the original, which has deteriorated over the years. |
| "Anne was the quietest Bronte and can still sometimes be overlooked in favour of her sisters Charlotte and Emily," said the society's Sally McDonald. | "Anne was the quietest Bronte and can still sometimes be overlooked in favour of her sisters Charlotte and Emily," said the society's Sally McDonald. |
| "In some ways, though, she is now viewed as the most radical of the sisters, writing about tough subjects such as women's need to maintain independence, and how alcoholism can tear a family apart. | "In some ways, though, she is now viewed as the most radical of the sisters, writing about tough subjects such as women's need to maintain independence, and how alcoholism can tear a family apart. |
| "It is a pleasure to honour her in this modest way... in the coastal town she loved so much." | "It is a pleasure to honour her in this modest way... in the coastal town she loved so much." |
| Often left alone together in their isolated Haworth home, Charlotte, Emily and Anne began to write stories at an early age | Often left alone together in their isolated Haworth home, Charlotte, Emily and Anne began to write stories at an early age |
| Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights are now hailed as British classics, while The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was a huge bestseller. | Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights are now hailed as British classics, while The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was a huge bestseller. |
| Charlotte continued to write after her siblings' deaths and later married, only to die herself in March 1855. |