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    Tales of the Islanders

    By Charlotte Brontë and Jessica Cox

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    When Charlotte's brother Branwell was given a set of 12 toy soldiers, an entire new imaginary world opened before them. The Twelves, or Young Men, became a constant source of inspiration for the Brontë children, spawning tales of swashbuckling adventure, darkest intrigue, doomed romance, and malevolent spirits. The four volumes of tales collected here make delightful reading, while offering a unique insight into Brontë family life and Charlotte's development as a writer.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHesperus Press Ltd.
    Release dateApr 1, 2011
    ISBN9781780940007
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    Charlotte Brontë

    Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sister authors. Her novels are considered masterpieces of English literature – the most famous of which is Jane Eyre.

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      It's hardly fair to criticize a work of this nature, considering the author was not writing for the public, plus these loosely-connected tales were written when Charlotte Brontë was thirteen and fourteen.None of this is to my taste but I still found it interesting to see how this future genius began her road to success. She certainly had imagination, which is a vital ingredient for fiction writers.If you're a Brontë fan wanting to read everything the famous sisters ever wrote, check this out with no high expectations.