BrontÃ«'s Life and Letters Being an Attempt to Present a Full and Final Record of the Lives of the Three Sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontï¿½

Name: BrontÃ«'s Life and Letters Being an Attempt to Present a Full and Final Record of the Lives of the Three Sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontï¿½
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ISBN: 9781108065221

ISBN-10: 1108065228

ISBN-13: 9781108065221

Edition: 2013

Authors: Clement King Shorter

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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 The use of previously unpublished manuscripts and letters served to broaden significantly the scope of the work.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' experiences at Cowan Bridge and Howarth, and the development of their literary…

Book details

Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/19/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 486
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English



Preface


Preliminary



Patrick Brontï¿½ and Maria his wife



The Brontï¿½s at Thornton



Infancy at Howarth and Cowan Bridge



A literary childhood



School-days at Roe Head



Haworth, 1832-5



Governess at Roe Head and Dewsbury Moor



Mrs Sidgwick's nursery governess



The art of love



Upperwood House, Rawdon



The Pensionnat Hï¿½ger, Brussels



Second sojourn in Brussels



A quiet year at Haworth



Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell



The Professor and Jane Eyre



A literary friendship



Mary Taylor



The death of Branwell Brontï¿½