Name: The Brontë Sisters
ISBN: 9780544455900

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Lives and Literature

A portrait of the Brontë sisters that brings their writing and turbulent times into view.

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Fresh insight into Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and Agnes Grey
Poetry and more than sixty archival images

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A sometimes heartbreaking account of three literary siblings
A glimpse of the oppressive times in which they lived

Book Details

Authors: Catherine Reef
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: July 7, 2015
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: 19th-Century English Fiction · Writers' Lives for Kids
Reading lane: 19th-Century English Fiction

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About This Book

The Brontë sisters are among the most beloved writers of all time, best known for their classic nineteenth-century novels Jane Eyre (Charlotte), Wuthering Heights (Emily), and Agnes Grey (Anne). In this sometimes heartbreaking young adult biography, Catherine Reef explores the turbulent lives of these literary siblings and the oppressive times in which they lived. Brontë fans will also revel in the insights into their favorite novels, the plethora of poetry, and the outstand...

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The Brontë sisters are among the most beloved writers of all time, best known for their classic nineteenth-century novels Jane Eyre (Charlotte), Wuthering Heights (Emily), and Agnes Grey (Anne). In this sometimes heartbreaking young adult biography, Catherine Reef explores the turbulent lives of these literary siblings and the oppressive times in which they lived. Brontë fans will also revel in the insights into their favorite novels, the plethora of poetry, and the outstanding collection of more than sixty black-and-white archival images. A powerful testimony to the life of the mind. (Endnotes, bibliography, index.)