The Life of Charlotte Bronte, Volume I
The biography explores the life of a renowned novelist, focusing on her childhood and adolescence. It delves into her family's history, including her father's Irish ancestry and her mother's early death. The novel also examines the novelist's relationships with her siblings, particularly her sisters Emily and Anne, who would also become writers.
By Elizabeth Gaskell · First published 1857 · Genre: Biography, Literary Criticism, Historical · 14 chapters · 109,615 words
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The Leeds and Skipton railway runs along a deep valley of the Aire; a slow and sluggish stream, compared to the neighbouring river of Wharfe. Keighley station is on this line of railway, about a quarter of a mile from the town of the same name. The number of inhabitants and the importance of Keighley have been very greatly increased during the last twenty years, owing to the rapidly extended market for worsted manufactures, a branch of industry that mainly employs the factory population of this part of Yorkshire, which has Bradford for its centre and metropolis.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Date: 1857 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Biography, Literary Criticism, Historical, Non-fiction, Women's Studies
- Length: 109,615 words
- Structure: 14 chapters, 1,049 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Biography — The book is a detailed account of Charlotte Bronte's life.
- Literary Criticism — The book includes analysis and critique of Bronte's works.
- Historical — The book provides context about the historical period in which Bronte lived.
- Non-fiction — The book is based on factual information and real events.
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Biography · Literary Criticism · Victorian Era · Women's Studies · British Literature · 19th Century · Autobiographical · Historical Fiction · Romanticism · Gothic Fiction · Classic Literature · English Literature
Contents
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV