In the Footsteps of the Brontes - Brossura

Chadwick, Ellis H.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1108034160 ISBN 13: 9781108034166

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

A biography of the Brontë sisters published in 1914 by an author who spent years living near their Haworth home.

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Descrizione del libro

This extensive biography of the Brontë sisters, written by Esther Alice Chadwick (c.1882) and published in 1914, examines the lives of Charlotte (1816–55), Emily (1818–48) and Anne (1820–49) through their work and letters, and seeks to understand the inspiration for their unique literary output.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. The Brontë Irish ancestry, 1777–1802; 2. Patrick Brontë's training for the ministry. Cambridge, 1802–5; 3. The Rev. Patrick Brontë at Hartshead, 1811–15; 4. The Rev. Patrick Brontë at Thornton, 1815–20; 5. Haworth, 1820–4; 6. Cowan Bridge, July, 1824–June, 1825; 7. Haworth, 1825–31; 8. Dewsbury, 1831–2; 9. Haworth, Roe Head and Dewsbury Moor, 1832–8; 10. Emily Brontë at Law Hill, Southowram, 1836–9; 11. Charlotte Brontë's offers of marriage, 1839; 12. Branwell Brontë and the curates at Haworth, 1839–42; 13. Anne Brontë; 14. Rawdon, March–December 1841; 15. London, 1842–8; 16. Brussels, January–November 1842; 17. M. and Madame Heger; 18. The Brontës' experience at the Pensionnat; 19. Charlotte Brontë's second year at Brussels; 20. Why Charlotte Brontë left Brussels so abruptly; 21. The attempt to earn a livelihood, 1844–5; 22. The publishing venture, 1845–6; 23. The first Brontë novels, 1845–7; 24. Wuthering Heights; 25. Charlotte and Anne Brontë's visit to London. Death of Branwell and Emily Brontë; 26. Shirley, 1848–9; 27. Death of Anne Brontë, 1849; 28. Charlotte Brontë's visits to London, 1849–50; 29. Charlotte Brontë's first and second visit to the English Lakes, 1850; 30. Charlotte Brontë's sixth visit to London, 1851; 31. Rev. A. B. Nicholls; 32. Charlotte Brontë's engagement, marriage, and death; 33. Memorials; Works by the Brontës; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1108034160
• ISBN 13: 9781108034166
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 604
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Avery; https://www.avery.fr/; ; chemin des peupliers 27; Dardilly; Francia