Noble fellow from a Bronte novel (7)
I believe the answer is:
baronet
'noble fellow' is the definition.
'a bronte novel' is the wordplay.
'novel' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'bronte'='abronte'
'abronte' with letters rearranged gives 'BARONET'.
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for baronet that I've seen before include "One's entitled" , "Lower noble" , "A Breton could be a British peer" , "Aristocrat" , "Bent oar (anag.)" .)