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The Life of Charlotte Brontë - cover

The Life of Charlotte Brontë

Elizabeth Gaskell

Publisher: Passerino

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Charlotte Brontë was a celebrated English novelist, born on April 21, 1816, in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. She was the third of six children, and her father, Patrick Brontë, was an Irish Anglican clergyman. Charlotte's mother died when she was just five years old, and she and her sisters, Emily and Anne, were sent to a harsh boarding school, which served as inspiration for their novel "Jane Eyre." After leaving school, Charlotte worked as a governess and a teacher before eventually returning home to care for her aging father.
Tragically, Charlotte's life was cut short when she died on March 31, 1855, at the age of 38. She had married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls, just a year earlier, but her health had been in decline for some time, likely due to complications from pregnancy.
Despite her brief life, Charlotte Brontë's legacy as a pioneering female author continues to inspire readers and writers to this day.

Elizabeth Gaskell was an English novelist and biographer who lived from 1810 to 1865. She was born in Chelsea, London, and grew up in Knutsford, Cheshire. She is best known for her novels that explore the social and economic conditions of Victorian England, as well as her biographies of notable figures such as Charlotte Brontë and her friend, the social reformer Mary Barton.

Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Bronte, "The Life of Charlotte Brontë," was published in 1857, two years after Bronte's death. The biography was controversial at the time because it revealed many details of Bronte's personal life that had been kept private, including her struggles with mental illness and her unrequited love for her publisher. However, it is now considered a landmark work in the field of literary biography.
Available since: 03/06/2023.

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