Anne Brontë, commonly known as Anne Brontë, was an English novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. She was born on January 17, 1820, and died on May 28, 1849, most likely of pulmonary tuberculosis. Anne was the daughter of Maria (née Branwell) and Patrick Brontë, a poor Irish clergyman in the Church of England.

During her life, Anne lived most of the time with her family at the parish of Haworth on the Yorkshire moors. Her education included attendance at a boarding school in Mirfield between 1836 and 1837. Between 1839 and 1845, she worked elsewhere as a governess. In collaboration with her sisters, she published a book of poems in 1846, and later authored two novels, initially under the pen name Acton Bell. Her first novel, Agnes Grey, was published in 1847 alongside Wuthering Heights by her sister Emily Brontë. Anne’s second novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, appeared in 1848 and is often considered one of the first feminist novels.

After her death, her sister Charlotte edited Agnes Grey to correct issues with its first edition but prevented the republication of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. As a result, Anne is not as well known as her sisters, Emily and Charlotte. Nonetheless, both of her novels are considered classics of English literature, distinct for their sharp and ironic style, and a realistic rather than romantic depiction of life.