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Life of Charlotte Brontė, The


Life of Charlotte Brontė, The

Paperback by Gaskell, Elizabeth; Easson, Angus (, Research Professor of English, University of Salford)

Life of Charlotte Brontė, The

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ISBN:
9780199554768
Publication Date:
25 Jun 2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pages:
624 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 1 May 2024
Life of Charlotte Brontė, The

Description

'It is in every way worthy of what one great woman should have written of another.' Patrick Brontė Elizabeth Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Brontė (1857) is a pioneering biography of one great Victorian woman novelist by another. Gaskell was a friend of Charlotte Brontė, and, having been invited to write the offical life, determined both to tell the truth and to honour her friend. She contacted those who had known Charlotte and travelled extensively in England and Belgium to gather material. She wrote from a vivid accumulation of letters, interviews, and observation, establishing the details of Charlotte's life and recreating her background. Through an often difficult and demanding process, Gaskell created a vital sense of a life hidden from the world. This edition is based on the Third Edition of 1857, revised by Gaskell. It has been collated with the manuscript, and the previous two editions, as well as with Charlotte BrontØ'e's letters, and thus offers fuller information about the process of composition than any previous edition. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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