The literary sisters behind "Jane Eyre" are the Brontë sisters: Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë. Charlotte Brontë is the author of "Jane Eyre," published under the pen name Currer Bell. Her sisters Emily and Anne were also novelists, known for "Wuthering Heights" and "Agnes Grey" respectively. The sisters are notable for their significant contributions to English literature in the 19th century. Charlotte Brontë drew on her own life experiences to write "Jane Eyre," and although the novel features the Rivers sisters who take in Jane, these characters are not direct representations of the Brontë sisters themselves but may mirror some of their traits idealized. Charlotte was the eldest of the three sisters and is most closely associated with "Jane Eyre".