The Brontës is a revolutionary picture of the world’s favorite literary family. Based on firsthand research among all the Brontë manuscripts and among contemporary historical documents never before used by Brontë biographers, this book is both scholarly and compulsively readable. It demolishes the myths, yet provides startling new information that is just as compelling-but true. Juliet Barker’s landmark book is the first definitive history of the Brontës. The Brontës Juliet Barker Detalles del libro Índice Citaciones Información del libro The story of the tragic Brontë family is familiar to everyone: we all know about the half-mad, repressive father, the drunken, drug-addled wastrel of a brother, wildly romantic Emily, unrequited Anne, and 'poor Charlotte. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. The tragic story of the Brontë family has been told many times: the half-mad, repressive father the drunken, drug-addicted brother wildly romantic Emily unrequited Anne and “poor Charlotte.” But is any of it true? These caricatures of the popular imagination were created by amateur biographers like Elizabeth Gaskell who were more interested in lurid tales than genuine scholarship. The Brontës is written by Juliet Barker and published by Pegasus Books.
The Bronts is a revolutionary picture of the world's favorite literary family.A “brilliant” biography of the Brontë family, dispelling popular myths and revealing the true story of Emily, Anne, Charlotte, and their father ( The Independent on Sunday ). Based on firsthand research among all the Bront manuscripts and among contemporary historical documents never before used by Bront biographers, this book is both scholarly and compulsively readable. It demolishes the myths, yet provides startling new information that is just as compellingbut true. Juliet Barker's landmark book is the first definitive history of the Bronts. The tragic story of the Bront family has been told many times: the half-mad, repressive father the drunken, drug-addicted brother wildly romantic Emily unrequited Anne and ' poor Charlotte.' But is any of it true? These caricatures of the popular imagination were created by amateur biographers like Elizabeth Gaskell who were more interested in lurid tales than genuine scholarship. The Bronts by Juliet Barker digital book - Fable. Barker has been the curator and librarian of the Bront Parsonage Museum and, in the eleven years she spent researching her book, has made a thorough study of all available manuscripts. A ' brilliant' biography of the Bront family, dispelling popular myths and revealing the true story of Emily, Anne, Charlotte, and their father ( The Independent on Sunday). Juliet Barker, author of Agincourt and other critically acclaimed works of history and biography.
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