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PublisherPegasus Books

ISBN-101605983659

ISBN-139781605983653

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Book TitleBrontës : Wild Genius on the Moors-The Story of Three Sisters

Number of Pages1184 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicCultural Heritage, Literary, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorJuliet Barker

FormatHardcover

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Item Height2.3 in

Item Weight43.9 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.4 in

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ReviewsAs a work of scholarship it is brilliant. For those with a passion for the Brontës, or for Victoriana, it is a stupendous read., Each section offers further insight into this family's struggles, illnesses and losses and, above all, their closeness and affection.It is this unique intimacy, Barker argues, that yielded their extraordinary creative endeavors -- despite difficulties, rivalries and temperamental differences, each family member ultimately sustained the other. After more than 150 years, the Brontës remain as fascinating (and inspiring) as ever. They have lost none of their allure. If any writer has earned the final word about their lives, it's Barker, with her triumphant and eloquent book., Barker's updated and enthralling biography of the Brontës carries us deeper into the everyday realities of their strange world. The stuff of lurid legend., Barker's updated and enthralling biography of the Bronts carries us deeper into the everyday realities of their strange world. The stuff of lurid legend., As a work of scholarship it is brilliant. For those with a passion for the Bronts, or for Victoriana, it is a stupendous read., Definitive. Barker's greatest service is to rescue the family of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne from myth, who were provided particularly hideous stereotypes by Charlotte's first biographer, Elizabeth Gaskell. The doom and tragedy are there., Each section offers further insight into this family's struggles, illnesses and losses and, above all, their closeness and affection.It is this unique intimacy, Barker argues, that yielded their extraordinary creative endeavors -- despite difficulties, rivalries and temperamental differences, each family member ultimately sustained the other. After more than 150 years, the Bronts remain as fascinating (and inspiring) as ever. They have lost none of their allure. If any writer has earned the final word about their lives, it's Barker, with her triumphant and eloquent book., eoeDefinitive. Barker's greatest service is to rescue the family of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne from myth, who were provided particularly hideous stereotypes by Charlotte's first biographer, Elizabeth Gaskell. The doom and tragedy are there.e

SynopsisIn a revised and updated edition, the real story of the Brontë sisters, by distinguished scholar and historian Juliet Barker., The story of the tragic Bront family is familiar to everyone: we all know about the half-mad, repressive father, the drunken, drug-addicted 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 from 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 Bront s. It demolishes the myths, yet provides startling new information that is just as compelling--but true. Based on first hand research among all the Bront manuscripts and among contemporary historical documents never before used by Bront biographers, this book is both scholarly and compulsively readable. The Bront s is a revolutionary picture of the world's favorite literary family., The story of the tragic Brontë family is familiar to everyone: we all know about the half-mad, repressive father, the drunken, drug-addicted 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 from 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 and among 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.