Charlotte Brontë : a fiery heart /
"A groundbreaking biography that places an obsessive, unrequited love at the heart of the writer's life story, transforming her from the tragic figure we have previously known into a smoldering Jane Eyre. Famed for her beloved novels, Charlotte Brontë has been known as well for her insular...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2016.
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| Edition: | Uncorrected proof. |
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue, 1 September 1843
- Becoming Brontë, 1777-1820
- An uncivilised little place, 1820-25
- The genii of the parsonage, 1825-31
- Among schoolgirls, 1831-5
- The double life, 1835-7
- Labour in vain, 1837-41
- In a strange land, 1842
- The Black Swan, 1843
- Long-looked-for tidings, 1844-5
- Walking invisible, 1845-6
- That intensely interesting novel, 1846-8
- Across the abyss, 1848-9
- Conquering the Big Babylon, 1849-51
- The curate's wife, 1851-5
- Coda.