Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
The Life of Charlotte Bronte
- ISBN 13:
- 9780140434934
- author:
- Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1998
- Pages:
- 544
- Dimensions:
- 19.25 x 13.82 x 2.49 centimetres
- Genre:
- Biography: general
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Charlotte Brontë: A Life Revealed by Her Friend. Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of her close friend Charlotte Brontë was published in 1857 to immediate popular acclaim. This groundbreaking work explores the life of the enigmatic author who wrote the classic novel Jane Eyre, offering a unique insight into her genius and personal struggles. The book recounts Charlotte Brontë's life from her isolated childhood to her marriage at thirty-eight and death less than a year later. As the first full-length biography of a woman novelist by a woman novelist, it provides a fascinating perspective on the nature of Charlotte's writing and her place in literary history. A significant study of one of literature's most intriguing figures, this biography remains an important work today, shedding light on the life and legacy of a true literary icon.
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