The Brontes Life and Letters
Being an Attempt to Present a Full and Final Record of the Lives of the Three Sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte
Published on 19. September 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
486 pages
978-1-108-06522-1 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1908, this two-volume collection was prepared by journalist, critic and Bronte enthusiast Clement King Shorter (1857-1926), following the appearance of Charlotte Bronte and her Circle (1896) and Charlotte Bronte and her Sisters (1905). Building on the research of Elizabeth Gaskell, the volumes document through correspondence the remarkable lives and literary careers of Charlotte (1816-55), Emily (1818-48) and Anne (1820-49). The use of previously unpublished manuscripts and letters served to broaden significantly the scope of the work. Volume 1 covers the family's background, the sisters' experiences at Cowan Bridge and Howarth, and the development of their literary talents. The volume concludes with the death of Branwell Bronte in 1848. Presenting a wealth of source material, this collection remains a treasure trove for those seeking to understand how classics of English literature came to be shaped by the world their authors inhabited.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
4 Plates, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
782 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-06522-1 (9781108065221)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface; Preliminary; 1. Patrick Bronte and Maria his wife; 2. The Brontes at Thornton; 3. Infancy at Howarth and Cowan Bridge; 4. A literary childhood; 5. School-days at Roe Head; 6. Haworth, 1832-5; 7. Governess at Roe Head and Dewsbury Moor; 8. Mrs Sidgwick's nursery governess; 9. The art of love; 10. Upperwood House, Rawdon; 11. The Pensionnat Heger, Brussels; 12. Second sojourn in Brussels; 13. A quiet year at Haworth; 14. Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell; 15. The Professor and Jane Eyre; 16. A literary friendship; 17. Mary Taylor; 18. The death of Branwell Bronte.