The Life of Charlotte Bronte
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The Life of Charlotte Brontë is the posthumous biography
of Charlotte Brontë
by fellow novelist Elizabeth Gaskell
. Although quite frank in many places, Gaskell suppressed details of Charlotte's love for Constantin Héger
, a married man, on the grounds that it would be too great an affront to contemporary morals and a possible source of distress to Charlotte's still-living friends, father Patrick Brontë
and husband.
The first edition
was published in 1857
by Smith, Elder & Co.
. A major source was the hundreds of letters sent by Brontë to her lifelong friend Ellen Nussey
.
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood, whose novels are English literature standards...
by fellow novelist Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson , often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era...
. Although quite frank in many places, Gaskell suppressed details of Charlotte's love for Constantin Héger
Constantin Heger
Constantin Georges Romain Héger was a Belgian teacher of the Victorian era. He is best remembered today for his association with Emily and Charlotte Brontë during the 1840s.-Early life:...
, a married man, on the grounds that it would be too great an affront to contemporary morals and a possible source of distress to Charlotte's still-living friends, father Patrick Brontë
Patrick Brontë
The Reverend Patrick Brontë was an Irish Anglican curate and writer, who spent most of his adult life in England and was the father of the writers Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, and of Branwell Brontë, his only son....
and husband.
The first edition
First edition
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was published in 1857
1857 in literature
The year 1857 in literature involved some significant new books.-Events:*Jules Verne marries Honorine de Viane Morel.*The illustrated weekly, Über Land and Meer, is founded by Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer and Edmund von Zoller....
by Smith, Elder & Co.
Smith, Elder & Co.
Smith, Elder & Co. was a firm of British publishers who were most noted for the works they published in the 19th century.The firm was founded by George Smith and Alexander Elder and successfully continued by George Murray Smith .They are notable for producing the first edition of the Dictionary...
. A major source was the hundreds of letters sent by Brontë to her lifelong friend Ellen Nussey
Ellen Nussey
Ellen Nussey , was a lifelong friend and correspondent of British author Charlotte Brontë and, through more than 500 letters received from her, was a major source for Elizabeth Gaskell's 1857 biography The Life of Charlotte Brontë.-Early years:Nussey was the twelfth child of John Nussey , a cloth...
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