Personal Life & Legacy

 In the late 1840s, all the Bronte siblings including Anne, her two sisters and one brother,
gained much acclaim as writers and seemed to be destined for highly successful literary
careers. However, a huge tragedy befell the family and the siblings began dying one after
the other.
 Her brother Branwell died in September 1848 and sister Emily died in December the
same year. Anne was also unwell during this time, and the death of her sister affected her
profoundly.
 Her distraught father called for a physician who diagnosed her condition as tuberculosis.
Anne took all the medicines prescribed by the doctor and struggled hard to beat the
disease. She grew progressively weaker over the following months and died on May 28,
1849. She was just 29.