The Brontesaurus: An A–Z of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë (and Branwell)

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John Sutherland's quirky, informative, perceptive and amusing book on some of the stranger aspects of the Brontës' lives is based on sound scholarship and deep affection for their personal lives. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. One of the lesser known members of the Bronte family, once seen stomping around the beautiful, sometimes bleakYorkshire moors.

The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal.Bramwell the somewhat forgotten Brontë is mentioned quite a bit in this book which I found interesting as I did not know that much about him. It made me smile and happy to realise that although cut short they tried to live their lives to the best. For example, his treatment of Mrs Gaskell's description of Charlotte's visit to a phrenologist in London . Distinguished literary critic John Sutherland takes an idiosyncratic look at the world of the Brontës, from the bumps on Charlotte’s head to the nefarious origins of Mr Rochester’s fortune, by way of astral telephony, letterwriting dogs, an exploding peat bog, and much, much more.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. John Sutherland is Lord Northcliffe Professor Emeritus at University College London and an eminent scholar in the field of Victorian fiction, author of many works including The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction. This short yet informative book by Sutherland exhibits his deep knowledge of literature and his wit. Vertigo Comics, an imprint of DC Comics, is being retired in 2020 after a 27 year run of groundbreaking comics.To celebrate the bicentenary of Charlotte Bronte's birth, eminent Victorian scholar John Sutherland takes us on an A to Z ramble through the world of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte (and not forgetting their dissolute brother Branwell).

Neuware - Did Charlotte Brontë take opium Did the Reverend Brontë carry a loaded pistol What, precisely, does 'wuthering' mean Distinguished literary critic John Sutherland takes an idiosyncratic look at the world of the Brontës, from the bumps on Charlotte's head to the nefarious origins of Mr Rochester's fortune, by way of astral telephony, letterwriting dogs, an exploding peat bog, and much, much more. Read also the delightful chapter on Howarth dogs, particularly Flossy who had a lead role in Agnes Grey. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Dass John Sutherland "klassische" Literatur mit Leichtigkeit angeht und dennoch ernst nimmt, zeigte sich schon an seinen älteren Werken z. Charlotte I believe was not portrayed in a good light and yes I know that she could have destroyed a lot of her sisters’ works etc but none of this is proven. You can sit down and read this from front to back as I did, or dip into it by opening at random to see what you find.