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

First published in 1908, this two-volume collection documents through correspondence the remarkable careers of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë.

Clement King Shorter (Author)

9781108065238, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 19 September 2013

500 pages, 4 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.73 kg

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 The use of previously unpublished manuscripts and letters served to broaden significantly the scope of the work.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.

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.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [DSBF]