The Brontës and Their World (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Phyllis Bentley
- First Published: 1969
- Time of Work: 1777–1855
- Setting: Yorkshire, England, and Brussels, Belgium
- Principal Characters: Patrick Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë, Branwell Brontë
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Family or family life, Authors or writers, Novelists, Eighteenth century, Sisters, Biography
- Locales: Yorkshire, England, Brussels, Belgium
Form and Content
In The Brontë’s and Their World, Phyllis Bentley fully explores the lives of the Brontë sisters in their familial and social context. The book is not divided into chapters, but marginal headings separate the text into different subjects. There are illustrative photographs and drawings on virtually every page of the book, a technique that serves to enhance Bentley’s analysis of the family. For example, a reproduction of one of Charlotte’s tales, written when she was nine years old, reveals the tiny size—about one and one-half inches by two...
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