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Description: Author: Charlotte Bronte

Newest Review: ... the third of six children, five girls and a boy, but two of the girls died in childhood from tuberculosis. This left Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell. These four spent much of their childhood and teenage lives writing fantasy stories about various imaginary kingdoms and their inhabitants. In 1846 the three sisters published a collection of poetry using the pseudonyms Currer, Ellis and ... more

 ... Acton Bell. They used these ambiguous names to disguise their genders so that their works would not be looked down upon for their female authors. The collection of poems sold only two copies but this did not hinder the girls from continuing in their writin...more

eatingpinkzebras
Premium Review Charlotte Bronte in general: Charlotte who? (364 words)
by eatingpinkzebras - written on 11/01/09 (Very useful, 75 readings)
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If you say the name Charlotte Bronte to most people, they will think of the novel 'Jane Eyre', or perhaps mistakenly, 'Wuthering Heights' which was by her sister Emily. However 'Jane Eyre' was not Charlotte's only work, though it is her most famous one and is a respected part of the British literary canon, and a book that I would recommend you read if you get the chance. Charlotte Bronte was born on the 21st April 1816 in Yorkshire. She was the third of six children, five girls and a boy, but two of the girls died in childhood from tuberculosis. This left Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell. These four spent much of their childhood and teenage lives writing ...

theediscerning
Crowned Review STANCLIFFE'S HOTEL, the lost Bronte. (808 words)
by theediscerning - written on 29/10/03 (Very useful, 84 readings)
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It has to be made known as we begin this, that theediscerning is not a fan of the classic literature of old. For him, acceptable reading tends to begin in the days of HG Wells, or Conrad. But he does have a fondness for the lesser works in authors' oeuvres, and will readily sample the unpopular, small pieces long before the major works. Which part explains the occasion when he plucked Stancliffe's Hotel from the library shelves. Safe in a basic knowledge of Jane Eyre, this little work, only published this year, and 165 years after it was written, would allow a small glimpse into the Charlotte Bronte career. The current Penguin Classics edition under ...

 

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