In 1846, Charlotte Bronte starts working on Jane Eyre, and Smith and Elder publish it in August of 1847. In 1852, Charlotte Bronte rejects a marriage proposal from Arthur Bell Nicholls, much to her father's disproval. In April of 1854, Charlotte gives in to Nicholls's marriage proposal and she marries him in June of the same year. On March 31, 1855, less than a year after marrying, Charlotte Bronte passes away and there is speculation that she was pregnant at the time of her death.

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