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The Brontës Life and Letters

The Brontës Life and Letters

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
Volume 2:
Clement King Shorter
September 2013
2
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Paperback
9781108065238
$66.00
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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 The use of previously unpublished manuscripts and letters served to broaden significantly the scope of the work.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 2 covers the period 1848–55, addressing the deaths of Emily and Anne while offering many small, poignant details of daily life. Charlotte's marriage and final years bring the volume to a close. 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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    September 2013
    Paperback
    9781108065238
    500 pages
    229 × 152 × 28 mm
    0.73kg
    4 b/w illus.
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 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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    • Clement King Shorter