The famous novelist was born in Yorkshire, England, on this day but did you know Charlotte Bronte had strong Irish links? Made a household name by her written works such as "Jane Eyre", Charlotte Brontë "spoke with a strong Irish accent", honeymooned in Ireland and had familial connections to the Emerald Isle.
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The rail travel of the famous literary family the Brontës provides a touchstone of what rail travel was like in the pioneering days of the railway network.
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