Charlotte Bronte: Juvenilia 1829-1835 (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Brontė, Charlotte; Barker, Juliet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140435158 ISBN 13: 9780140435153

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1996

Synopsis

Charlotte herself referred to these childhood writings - stories, diary papers and poems - written between 1829 and 1835, as a 'long apprenticeship in writing.' They include the Young Men's Magazines, inspired by Branwell's toy soldiers, as well as stories and novelettes featuring the high romance and stylistic flair that are an intrinsic part of Charlotte's later work. The sheer exuberance of the "Juvenilia, " as Juliet Barker explores in her illuminating introduction, effectively dispels the myth of the Brontes' unhappy childhood.

About this title

About the Author:

Charlotte Bronte (1816-55), sister of Anne Bronte and Emily Bronte. Jane Eyre appeared in 1847 and was followed by Shirley (1848) and Vilette (1853). In 1854 Charlotte Bronte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died during her pregnancy on March 31, 1855 in Haworth, Yorkshire.

Synopsis:

Contains a full and representative selection of the early surviving Charlotte Bronte manuscripts, which chronicle "The Glass Town" and "Angrian Sagas" that she developed with her brother Branwell between the ages of 13 and 19.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0140435158
• ISBN 13: 9780140435153
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 336