- Publisher: History Press
- Year: 2024
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 288pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 240x164mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.6kg
- ISBN: 9781803995373
- Product code: 546250
The Invention of Charlotte Brontë
Her Last Years and the Scandal That Made Her
Graham Watson New Hardback Illustrated
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When Elizabeth Gaskell released her biography of Charlotte Brontë in 1857 she uncovered secrets so scandalous her publication was banned and rewritten. Making extensive use of private correspondence, Graham Watson focuses on the last five years of Brontë’s life to shed new light on her marriage and growing fame while also exploring how her legacy was shaped by her friendship with Gaskell and the controversies surrounding her Life.
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Doomed survivor of a family of geniuses, Charlotte Bronte had a life as dramatic as Jane Eyre. Turning her back on her tragic past, she reinvented herself as an acclaimed writer, a mysterious celebrity and a passionate lover. Doing so meant burning many bridges, but her sudden death left her friends and admirers with more questions than answers.
Tasked with telling the truth about Bronte's life, her friend, the novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, uncovered secrets of illicit love, family discord and professional rivalries more incredible than any fiction. The result, a tell-all biography, was so scandalous it was banned and rewritten twice in six months - but not before it had given birth to the legend of the Brontes.
The Invention of Charlotte Bronte is a darker take on one of the most famous women writers of the nineteenth century, showing Charlotte to be a strong but flawed individual. Through interrogating known events and introducing new archival material into the story, it challenges the established narrative to reveal the Bronte family as they've never been seen before.
Tasked with telling the truth about Bronte's life, her friend, the novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, uncovered secrets of illicit love, family discord and professional rivalries more incredible than any fiction. The result, a tell-all biography, was so scandalous it was banned and rewritten twice in six months - but not before it had given birth to the legend of the Brontes.
The Invention of Charlotte Bronte is a darker take on one of the most famous women writers of the nineteenth century, showing Charlotte to be a strong but flawed individual. Through interrogating known events and introducing new archival material into the story, it challenges the established narrative to reveal the Bronte family as they've never been seen before.
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When Elizabeth Gaskell released her biography of Charlotte Brontë in 1857 she uncovered secrets so scandalous her publication was banned and rewritten. Making extensive use of private correspondence, Graham Watson focuses on the last five years of Brontë’s life to shed new light on her marriage and growing fame while also exploring how her legacy was shaped by her friendship with Gaskell and the controversies surrounding her <i>Life</i>.
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