The Life of Charlotte Bronte, Volume II
This volume continues the biography of Charlotte Brontë, focusing on her adult life and literary career. It describes her struggles to publish her work, including the rejection of her first novel, and her eventual success with Jane Eyre. The book also explores her personal relationships, including her romantic involvement with a curate and her marriage to Arthur Bell Nicholls. Throughout, it portrays Brontë as a strong-willed and independent individual who overcame numerous challenges to achieve literary fame.
By Elizabeth Gaskell · First published 1857 · Genre: Biography, Literary Criticism, History · 14 chapters · 98,155 words
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During this summer of 1846, while her literary hopes were waning, an anxiety of another kind was increasing. Her father's eyesight had become seriously impaired by the progress of the cataract which was forming. He was nearly blind. He could grope his way about, and recognise the figures of those he knew well, when they were placed against a strong light; but he could no longer see to read; and thus his eager appetite for knowledge and information of all kinds was severely balked. He continued to preach. I have heard that he was led up into the pulpit, and that his sermons were never so effective as when he stood there, a grey sightless old man, his blind eyes looking out straight before him, while the words that came from his lips had all the vigour and force of his best days. Another fact has been mentioned to me, curious as showing the accurateness of his sensation of time. His sermons had always lasted exactly half an hour.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Date: 1857 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Biography, Literary Criticism, History, Non-fiction, Women's Studies
- Length: 98,155 words
- Structure: 14 chapters, 1,063 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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Genres
- Biography — The book is a detailed account of Charlotte Bronte's life.
- Literary Criticism — The book analyzes Bronte's works and their impact.
- History — The book provides historical context of the 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