First published in a volume that also contained her sister's Wuthering Heights, Brontë's daring first novel was hailed as "the most perfect prose narrative in English literature" by famed Irish novelist George Moore. Originally quite scandalous and drawing from the author's own troubled life, this biting social commentary exposes the hardships of a governess's life. Reprint of the Thomas Cautley Newby, London, 1847 edition.
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Best Poems of the Brontė Sisters by Emily, Anne, and Charlotte Brontė, Candace Ward Careful selection of 47 poems by talented literary siblings. Twenty-three poems by Emily, 14 poems by Anne, and 10 poems by Charlotte. Reproduced from standard editions. Publisher's Note.
Villette by Charlotte Brontė Acclaimed by Virginia Woolf as "Brontë's finest novel," this moving psychological study features a remarkably modern heroine who abandons her native England for a new life as a schoolteacher in Belgium.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontė Written in 1847, Jane Eyre tells the tale of an orphan girl's progress from the custody of cruel relatives to an oppressive boarding school and its culmination in a troubled career as a governess.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontė Somber tale of consuming passions and vengeance — played out amid the lonely English moors — recounts the turbulent and tempestuous love story of Cathy and Heathcliff. Poignant and compelling.
Silas Marner by George Eliot Classic of English literature recounts the engrossing story of a lonely and embittered old man and the orphaned child who helps him find love and hope.
