The Brontës Life and Letters
Being an Attempt to Present a Full and Final Record of the Lives of the Three Sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë
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- Author: Clement King Shorter
- Date Published: September 2013
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- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108065214
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First published in 1908, this two-volume collection was prepared by journalist, critic and Brontë enthusiast Clement King Shorter (1857–1926), following the appearance of Charlotte Brontë and her Circle (1896) and Charlotte Brontë 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 The use of previously unpublished manuscripts and letters served to broaden significantly the scope of the work.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' early experiences and the development of their literary talents. Volume 2 covers the period 1848–55, addressing the deaths of Emily and Anne and concluding with Charlotte's marriage and final years. 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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- Date Published: September 2013
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108065214
- length: 986 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 155 x 60 mm
- weight: 1.51kg
- contains: 8 b/w illus.
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Preface
Preliminary
1. Patrick Brontë and Maria his wife
2. The Brontës 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 Héger, 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 Brontë. Volume 2:
19. The death of Emily Brontë
20. The death of Anne Brontë
21. Shirley
22. Literary recognition
23. London and Edinburgh
24. Two visits to the English lakes
25. Quiet days at Haworth
26. A month in London
27. Lonely hours
28. The writing of Villette
29. Arthur Bell Nicholls
30. The last novel
31. Friendship with Mrs Gaskell
32. Marriage
33. Married life
34. Last days
35. The aftermath
Appendices
Index.
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