The Life of Charlotte Bronte (Esprios Classics) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781714391158)

The Life of Charlotte Brontë is the posthumous biography of Charlotte Brontë by fellow novelist Elizabeth Gaskell. The first edition was published in 1857. A major source was the hundreds of letters sent by Brontë to her lifelong friend Ellen Nussey. Gaskell had to deal with rather sensitive issues, toning down some of her material: in the case of her description of the Clergy Daughters' School, attended by Charlotte and her sisters, this was to avoid legal action from the Rev. William Carus Wilson, the founder of the school. The published text does not go so far as to blame him for the deaths of two Brontë sisters, but even so the Carus Wilson family published a rebuttal with the title "A refutation of the statements in 'The life of Charlotte Bronte, ' regarding the Casterton Clergy Daughters' School, when at Cowan Bridge".

Author: Elizabeth Gaskell
ISBN-10: 1714391159
ISBN-13: 9781714391158
Publisher: Blurb
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2024
Pages: 428
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.95d