How is it that Anne Brontë (1820–1849) was laid to rest in the seaside town of Scarborough, England, and not in Haworth, the enclave in the Yorkshire moors where the others in her immediate family were buried?

Here we’ll explore how Anne came to be connected with Scarborough, and how she came to be buried there.

The youngest of the literary Brontë sisters, Anne was often described as the gentlest and quietest of the trio, which included Charlotte and Emily. The career of this talented writer was cut short, as she was only twenty-nine when she died of consumption (pulmonary tuberculosis) in 1849.  Read More→