Author: Juliet Barker
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1639360891
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
The story of the tragic Brontë family is familiar to everyone: we all know about the half-mad, repressive father, the drunken, drug-addled wastrel of a brother, wildly romantic Emily, unrequited Anne, and "poor Charlotte." Or do we? These stereotypes of the popular imagination are precisely that - imaginary - created by amateur biographers such as Mrs. Gaskell who were primarily novelists and were attracted by the tale of an apparently doomed family of genius. Juliet Barker's landmark book is the first definitive history of the Brontës. It demolishes the myths, yet provides startling new information that is just as compelling - but true. Based on first-hand research among all the Brontë manuscripts, including contemporary historical documents never before used by Brontë biographers, this book is both scholarly and compulsively readable. The Brontës is a revolutionary picture of the world's favorite literary family.
The Brontës
Author: Juliet Barker
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1639360891
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
The story of the tragic Brontë family is familiar to everyone: we all know about the half-mad, repressive father, the drunken, drug-addled wastrel of a brother, wildly romantic Emily, unrequited Anne, and "poor Charlotte." Or do we? These stereotypes of the popular imagination are precisely that - imaginary - created by amateur biographers such as Mrs. Gaskell who were primarily novelists and were attracted by the tale of an apparently doomed family of genius. Juliet Barker's landmark book is the first definitive history of the Brontës. It demolishes the myths, yet provides startling new information that is just as compelling - but true. Based on first-hand research among all the Brontë manuscripts, including contemporary historical documents never before used by Brontë biographers, this book is both scholarly and compulsively readable. The Brontës is a revolutionary picture of the world's favorite literary family.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1639360891
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
The story of the tragic Brontë family is familiar to everyone: we all know about the half-mad, repressive father, the drunken, drug-addled wastrel of a brother, wildly romantic Emily, unrequited Anne, and "poor Charlotte." Or do we? These stereotypes of the popular imagination are precisely that - imaginary - created by amateur biographers such as Mrs. Gaskell who were primarily novelists and were attracted by the tale of an apparently doomed family of genius. Juliet Barker's landmark book is the first definitive history of the Brontës. It demolishes the myths, yet provides startling new information that is just as compelling - but true. Based on first-hand research among all the Brontë manuscripts, including contemporary historical documents never before used by Brontë biographers, this book is both scholarly and compulsively readable. The Brontës is a revolutionary picture of the world's favorite literary family.
The Brontes
Author: Harold Orel
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349251992
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The Brontes, living in an isolated village in Yorkshire, wrote some of the most vivid, imaginative, and widely-read novels of the Victorian Age; they also became the subject-matter of romanticized anecdotes and regrettably distorted biographies. The best testimony about what kinds of men and women they really were comes from statements they made themselves; but because their autobiographical commentaries are sparse, the record is usefully supplemented in this anthology by first-hand statements made not only by various inhabitants of Haworth, but by those who met members of the Bronte family in Yorkshire, London, and elsewhere.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349251992
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The Brontes, living in an isolated village in Yorkshire, wrote some of the most vivid, imaginative, and widely-read novels of the Victorian Age; they also became the subject-matter of romanticized anecdotes and regrettably distorted biographies. The best testimony about what kinds of men and women they really were comes from statements they made themselves; but because their autobiographical commentaries are sparse, the record is usefully supplemented in this anthology by first-hand statements made not only by various inhabitants of Haworth, but by those who met members of the Bronte family in Yorkshire, London, and elsewhere.
The Sphere
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Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Monthly Bulletin of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 790
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 790
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Among Our Books
Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 788
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 788
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Class List
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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The Publishers Weekly
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2244
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2244
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The Cornhill Magazine
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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A Brontë Encyclopedia
Author: Robert Barnard
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118492064
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
A Brontë Encyclopedia is an A- Z encyclopedia of the most notable literary family of the 19th century highlighting original literary insights and the significant people and places that influenced the Brontës’ lives. Comprises approximately 2,000 alphabetically arranged entries Defines and describes the Brontës' fictional characters and settings Incorporates original literary judgements and analyses of characters and motives Includes coverage of Charlotte's unfinished novels and her and Branwell's juvenile writings Features over 60 illustrations
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118492064
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
A Brontë Encyclopedia is an A- Z encyclopedia of the most notable literary family of the 19th century highlighting original literary insights and the significant people and places that influenced the Brontës’ lives. Comprises approximately 2,000 alphabetically arranged entries Defines and describes the Brontës' fictional characters and settings Incorporates original literary judgements and analyses of characters and motives Includes coverage of Charlotte's unfinished novels and her and Branwell's juvenile writings Features over 60 illustrations
Bulletin
Author: Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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