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The Brontës Life and Letters 2 Volume Set

The Brontës Life and Letters 2 Volume Set

The Brontës Life and Letters 2 Volume Set

Being an Attempt to Present a Full and Final Record of the Lives of the Three Sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë
Clement King Shorter
September 2013
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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 The use of previously unpublished manuscripts and letters served to broaden significantly the scope of the work.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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    September 2013
    Multiple copy pack
    9781108065214
    986 pages
    230 × 155 × 60 mm
    1.51kg
    8 b/w illus.
    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.
      Author
    • Clement King Shorter