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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and
short story writer during the Victorian era. Much of her childhood
was spent in Cheshire, in Knutsford, a town she would immortalise
as Cranford.
This superb anthology of poems contains Emily Bronte's verses in
their entirety, including her private and posthumously published
poetry, as compiled and edited by the literary critic Clement
Shorter. The Complete Poems of Emily Bronte is a collection
assembled both from past publications featuring Emily Bronte's
works, and private collections discovered after her death by
members of her family. Although her verse compositions are
overshadowed to this day by her phenomenally successful novel
Wuthering Heights, they remain worthy examples of the Romantic era
form. The poems situated at the conclusion went unpublished for
decades and did not appear in print until 1908. Emily Bronte was a
private character, who took very little interest in promoting her
works to the public. As such, many of these poems never appeared in
print until years or even decades after her death in 1848.
Alongside the poems themselves is a biographical introduction which
explains the most pivotal events in Emily's life.
The 4.15 from Victoria to Lewes had been held up at Three Bridges
in consequence of a derailment and, though John Lexman was
fortunate enough to catch a belated connection to Beston Tracey,
the wagonette which was the sole communication between the village
and the outside world had gone. "If you can wait half an hour, Mr.
Lexman," said the station-master, "I will telephone up to the
village and get Briggs to come down for you." John Lexman looked
out upon the dripping landscape and shrugged his shoulders. "I'll
walk," he said shortly and, leaving his bag in the station-master's
care and buttoning his mackintosh to his chin, he stepped forth
resolutely into the rain to negotiate the two miles which separated
the tiny railway station from Little Tracey.
The youngest of the well-known Bront siblings, Anne Bront
(1820-1849) grew up drawing and writing poetry in secret. As a
child, Anne spent countless hours on the Yorkshire moors with her
sister, Emily, creating an imaginary world called Gondal. Anne
attended school at age fifteen, and there she experienced an
episode of spiritual crisis, which is evidenced in many of her
poems. She later worked as a governess before collaborating with
her sisters, Emily and Charlotte, on a collection of poetry in
1846. The sisters used pen names to publish their work - Anne wrote
as Acton Bell - to avoid unfair judgment as women writers. Although
the collection sold poorly, Anne found a market for her own poetry,
and was published in Fraser's Magazine. Unfortunately, her deeply
insightful collection of work was cut short by an early death, and
is therefore often overshadowed by that of her sisters.
This superb anthology of poems contains Emily Bronte's verses in
their entirety, including her private and posthumously published
poetry, as compiled and edited by the literary critic Clement
Shorter. The Complete Poems of Emily Bronte is a collection
assembled both from past publications featuring Emily Bronte's
works, and private collections discovered after her death by
members of her family. Although her verse compositions are
overshadowed to this day by her phenomenally successful novel
Wuthering Heights, they remain worthy examples of the Romantic era
form. The poems situated at the conclusion went unpublished for
decades and did not appear in print until 1908. Emily Bronte was a
private character, who took very little interest in promoting her
works to the public. As such, many of these poems never appeared in
print until years or even decades after her death in 1848.
Alongside the poems themselves is a biographical introduction which
explains the most pivotal events in Emily's life.
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1897 Edition.
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
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