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    The Life of Charlotte Brontë
    The Life of Charlotte Brontë
    The Life of Charlotte Brontë
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    The Life of Charlotte Brontë

    By Elizabeth Gaskell

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    The author of Jayne Eyreis brought to life by her friend and fellow novelist in “one of the most remarkable literary biographies in English prose” (The Guardian).
     
    One of the Guardian’s 100 best nonfiction books of all time
     
    First published in 1857, The Life of Charlotte Brontë presents an intimate portrait of the celebrated author through the eyes of Elizabeth Gaskell, a personal friend of Brontë’s and fellow trailblazer of Victorian-era literature. Drawing from hundreds of Brontë’s letters, Gaskell illuminates what she described as a “wild, sad life and the beautiful character that grew out of it.”
     
    Beginning with Brontë’s lonely childhood as a student at the Clergy Daughter’s School in Lancashire, Gaskell chronicles her subject’s development as a writer and first publications under the pseudonym Currer Bell, her relationship with her sisters and reluctant literary stardom, and finally her marriage at age thirty-eight and early death less than a year later.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Media
    Release dateMar 17, 2020
    ISBN9781504061186
    The Life of Charlotte Brontë
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    Elizabeth Gaskell

    Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865) was a British novelist and short-story writer. Her works were Victorian social histories across many strata of society. Her most famous works include Mary Barton, Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.

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    • 5/5
      I absolutely adored this book, and I sank into the book as if I were sinking into the most comfortable of cushions.I don't think it held many surprises for me, other than that her life was even more tragic and lonely than I'd imagined. My heart ached for her as she experienced so very many losses in her life. It was obvious that Mrs. Gaskell was a fan of her work, and a friend. I enjoyed all the little personal observations and details so much! I also really enjoyed the snippets of Charlotte's personal correspondence. I felt that these helped give a bit of additional insight into what kind of person she was.I feel I did gain a lot of insight into what made Charlotte Brontë tick; for instance, her reaction to the criticism of Jane Eyre, and how she came to write Shirley, (which I have yet to read! And I call myself a fan! *Hangs head in shame.*.) There were many times, though, that I was aware that Mrs. Gaskell was writing Ms. Brontë's life while wearing a pair of rose-colored glasses. That didn't bother me a bit, because I probably was reading it through the same pair of tinted glasses! I will reiterate how much I loved this book! I'm sure I'll read it again in the future. It's the kind of book that I will be able to turn to again and again; each time gaining something new.I cannot recommend this book highly enough!
    • 5/5
      After her first meeting with Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell wrote the following in a letter to a friend:

      "She and I quarrelled & differed about almost every thing,-she calls me a democrat, & can not bear Tennyson- but we like each other heartily I think & I hope we shall ripen into friends."

      ...If that sentence doesn't fill you with love and make you excited to read this book, then there's probably no hope for you at all.

      This book is a lot more than a biography of Charlotte Brontë. Some of the other topics it touches on, directly or by way of object lesson: feminism/women's place in art and society, the limits and pitfalls of biography, censorship, myths about the Brontës, celebrity, the balance between being a writer and being a person, railway speculation, the history of Haworth, outdated Penzance fashions. It is a heady brew of awesomeness.

      Charlotte's letters to her friends and publishers are the main draw here. They're well-chosen to convey her personality--wry, critical, kind, anxious. Props to Ellen Nussey for not destroying Charlotte's letters even under pressure from Arthur Bell Nicholls. I love, love, love thinking about these boss ladies writing letters back and forth, exchanging books and their opinions of them, and being dear friends. I love George Smith and his thoughtful book selections, too.

      The introduction by Jenny Uglow in this edition is good and not too long. However, Graham Handley's "other critical apparatus," as the cover so obnoxiously describes it, is not that great. The endnotes often point out the obvious while neglecting interesting subjects. Also, unless you speak French, I'd recommend looking out for an edition that translates the French letters and exercises, at least in summary.

      Especially in the early part of the book, you can see where Gaskell got some of the material she uses in her own novels, but this doesn't have the tone or style of her other prose. Still, it's pretty great. You can argue that the book has well-documented issues, but it was Victorian England after all, and by now I think its issues are part of its charm.
    • 4/5
      Criticism and rumours were already circling by the time Charlotte Bronte died in 1855. To set the record straight, Bronte pere and Charlotte's husband of less than one year, Arthur Bell Nichollls, engaged Mrs. Gaskell, herself a famous novelist as well as friend in later life, to write the official biography. After serious research--including travelling to Brussels to interview the French teacher for whom Miss Bronte conceived a passionate attachment--Mrs. Gaskell produced a portrait of a small, underdeveloped woman typically dressed in sombre colours, intelligent, passionate--never in public--devoted daughter and all-round good Christian. Much of the data is presented through letters from friends and relatives, even some of Charlotte’s own. I was surprised by the lack of “gothic” elements usually found in descriptions of Miss Bronte’s (and her siblings’) early life. Seemingly the Bronte noir meme is a later construction. I was also surprised by the accusation of “coarseness” attributed to her novels. When Currer Bell was revealed to be a woman, and unmarried, reviewers, male and female, deemed her passionate stories unsuitable and stemming from displaced sexual energy. I understand that if Miss Bronte had been married when Jane Eyre was published, the novel (and authoress) might have been better received.I think Charlotte Bronte was a classic INFJ (Myer Briggs type): the most important thing was to communicate the richness and passion of her inner life. This is borne out in records of her behaviour in society--quiet to the point of taciturn and dull, unless a subject close to her beliefs and principles arose at which point she could not prevent herself from joining in. Miss Bronte famously disliked the works of her close predecessor, Jane Austen, describing the stories as “on the surface” of life. Yet, Miss Austen’s characters change, develop and usually become wiser whereas Jane Eyre or Lucy Snow experience no similar kind of growth. I believe this confirms my INFJ type attribution : like the author, Jane and Lucy always possess full consciousness and full personhood; their goal is to find a partner worthy of their inner life and passion. Think of young Jane confronting Aunt Reed.Whether or not Mrs. Gaskell hid details that would possibly detract from the portrait of the author as dutiful daughter and sole survivor of the Bronte siblings, does not affect the quality of her affection nor admiration for Charlotte.On a sad note, Mrs. Gaskell reveals that Charlotte was pregnant when she passed away on March 31, 1855.8 out of 10 Highly recommended to fans of Jane Eyre and Victorian fiction.
    • 3/5
      It`s said to be the best biography of Charlotte Bronte and her family written by her friend. Maybe it`s true, but it`s definitely not the best of biographies. Book seemed flat. I suppose its advantage is disadvantage at the same time. Elizabeth knew Charlotte and was able to get letters from other Charlotte`s friends and talk with people who had met her, but at the same time Elizabeth couldn`t or didn`t want to tell more things about Bronte family`s life `cause many people where still alive and couldn`t like what she could write.
    • 5/5
      This is one of the best biographies I have ever read. Not too many reach the "classic" stage.
    • 4/5
      As with all family friends there is some degree of bias in a story that they will tell pending on who they preferred in the family. I have read a good number of biographies on the Bronte sisters and Gaskell's does portray a poor representation of the father of the Bronte Sisters and this is based on personal dislike as opposed to fact. But on the flip side of this you get a context and a tone that you do not from other Bronte biographers, in that Gaskell personally knew Charlotte, knew her sisters and had experience of her life at the Parsonage, and for that reason it is essential reading for those wanting an insight into the life at the Parsonage. As those who visit the Parsonage on literary pilgrimages know there is very much a lack of detail in the museum itself and even fewer helpful guides. So prior to visiting the Parsonage this is an ideal companion.
    • 4/5
      First published not long after Bronte's death - Gaskill was a contemporary and a friend - the first edition suffered controversy, as many of the people referenced were still alive, and some objected to their inclusion. This edition is the 1st edition, with plenty of detail in the appendix to detail the differences with the changed 3rd edition.Volume 1 details Bronte's younger years; with much contextual narrative as to both the Yorkshire people's personality type and that of the immediate family; the death of some of her siblings, and her mother at an early age; the solitude the family seemed to prefer and the ill health they all seemed to suffer from. The education is also covered - Charlotte's early schools giving inspiration for Lowood in Jane Eyre for instance. Time is also spent in Brussels learning French and German and provides yet more inspiration for those Bronte girls who were there (e.g. for "The Professor" and "Vilette".) [I am disappointed that this edition does not provide translation of those passages in French for those of us whose French is weak!]Volume 2 was much more interesting for me. This is the time that Jane Eyre (along with Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey) is published. Less input now from Gaskell, with much of the Volume II provided by letters written by Bronte herself, and shows to some extent how she deals with the fame of having written such a book as Jane Eyre, along with dealing with all the gossip about whether the Bell family are male or female. At the same time she has to deal with her three remaining siblings dying in relatively quick succession (< 1 year) with Branwell having brought shame on the family due to his debts, drink and doomed affair with a married woman. [rumoured to be the inspiration of Causabon's stipulation that Dorothea should lose all money if she ever married Ladislaw]Her visits to London in particular are interesting, as you hear of her interaction with her contemporaries - Thackery, Dickens etc. Her comments on Jane Austen made me smile (paraphrased as: "Who is she? What's this Pride and Prejudice about then?"). In the absence of her siblings, and with her increasing fame, she also travels more, and sees more of friends and other "famous people". Her marriage to a curate that she had known for years and which was pitifully short is lightly covered in the final chapter. Her father objected to her marrying at all, which delayed the marriage for several years. The reason for the objections were never made clear in the book - I suspect Mr Bronte was still alive when the book was published - but I personally think by reading between the lines that as an old man used to having the almost explicit attention of his daughter didnt want to share her with anyone else.The marriage ended in her death within the year of the marriage, and was due to her suffering an ultimately fatal bout of ill health
    • 4/5
      A fascinating read, especially considering it was written by someone who was Charlotte's friend. I had no idea that Charlotte Bronte's life was so difficult and tragic. Reading about her life gave me a new perspective on her works (which I love and enjoy), as well as on those of Emily and Anne Bronte.

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