John Sutherland's quirky, informative, perceptive and amusing book on some of the stranger aspects of the Brontës' lives is based on sound scholarship and deep affection for their personal lives. However, this book showed me the good elements, like their love of animals and the little things in life. Read also the delightful chapter on Howarth dogs, particularly Flossy who had a lead role in Agnes Grey.

You can sit down and read this from front to back as I did, or dip into it by opening at random to see what you find. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. For example, his treatment of Mrs Gaskell's description of Charlotte's visit to a phrenologist in London .If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.

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Charlotte I believe was not portrayed in a good light and yes I know that she could have destroyed a lot of her sisters’ works etc but none of this is proven. We also get an interesting alternative view of the character of Anne, judging from her insistence on going to Scarborough, where of course she died.

Neuware - Did Charlotte Brontë take opium Did the Reverend Brontë carry a loaded pistol What, precisely, does 'wuthering' mean Distinguished literary critic John Sutherland takes an idiosyncratic look at the world of the Brontës, from the bumps on Charlotte's head to the nefarious origins of Mr Rochester's fortune, by way of astral telephony, letterwriting dogs, an exploding peat bog, and much, much more. News from Nowhere will not obtain personal information from other organisations, and will not share, pass on or sell personal information that we hold about individuals to anyone else. Also features 'Jane Eyre abbreviated' by John Crace, author of the Guardian's 'Digested Reads' column - read Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece in five minutes! Distinguished literary critic John Sutherland takes an idiosyncratic look at the world of the Brontës, from the bumps on Charlotte’s head to the nefarious origins of Mr Rochester’s fortune, by way of astral telephony, letterwriting dogs, an exploding peat bog, and much, much more.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Without these technologies, things like personalised recommendations, your account preferences, or localisation may not work correctly. I want to believe that she did all her actions for a good cause and wanted to protect her siblings’ reputations rather than promote her own. When I was waiting for a student to arrive this week I picked up the book and started reading and to be honest I was hooked.