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| Title Statement | The invention of Charlotte Brontë: a new life / Graham Watson. |
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| Author | Watson, Graham |
| Publication | New York: Pegasus Books,2025. |
| Edition | First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
| Extent of Item | 285 pages |
| ISBN | 9781639369355 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07918651 |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-274) and index. |
| Summary | "A profoundly moving, ground-breaking biography that challenges the established narrative to reveal the Brontë family as they've never been seen before. Charlotte Brontë had a life as seemingly dramatic as her heroine Jane Eyre. Turning her back on her tragic past, Charlotte reinvented herself as an acclaimed author, a mysterious celebrity, and a passionate lover. Doing so meant burning many bridges, but her sudden death left her friends and admirers with more questions than answers. Tasked with telling the truth about Brontë's life, her friend, the novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, uncovered secrets of illicit love, family discord, and professional rivalries more incredible than any fiction. The result, a tell-all biography, was so scandalous it was banned and rewritten twice in six months -- but not before it had given birth to the legend of the Brontës"-- |
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| By Topic | Novelists, English--Biography--19th century |
| By Name | Brontë, Charlotte,1816-1855 |
| Brontë family | |
| By Genre | Biographies |
