With her novel Jane Eyre, published in 1847 under the male pseudonym Currer Bell, Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) achieved resounding success at a time when writing was still the preserve of men. In her letters, she recounts, with modesty and humility, in turn enthusiastic and melancholic, outlining her career as a writer, attentive to the destiny of women and defender of their literary vocation.
