Why did the Brontë sisters use pseudonyms?
To hide their gender
To avoid taxes
To confuse readers
None of the above
Answer
The Brontë sisters used pseudonyms because they wanted to be taken seriously as writers in a male-dominated literary world. They felt that if their gender was known, their work would be dismissed as frivolous or unimportant. Their pseudonyms were all male names, and they used them to create a sense of mystery and intrigue about their work.
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