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English
Description
Drink, drugs, unhappy love affairs, premature death: their own life stories were more tragic than the stories they wrote. Enter the world of the Brontë sisters, who poured out their frustrations, failures and personal tragedies in their classic works. Recreates the Victorian Era of Charlotte, Emily, Anne and their brother, Branwell, who retreated from life on the Yorkshire moors into a more complex fantasy world. Hoping for fame and success, their...
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Their names are synonymous with some of English literature's most timeless and celebrated novels. The real life story of the famous Bronte sisters, however, is steeped in even greater controversy and heartbreak than the lives of their tragic characters.
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Setting out for London to clear her name when she is falsely accused of plagiarism, Charlotte Bronte inadvertently stumbles on a murder scene and becomes involved in a chain of events that forces her to confront past demons while following a trail of clues.
6) The Brontës
Author
Language
English
Description
"The tragic story of the Bronte family is well known, replete with a half-mad father, a wastrel of a brother, and three uniquely gifted - and oppressed - sisters. But beyond these familiar details, the Brontes' story has remained largely obscure. This landmark book is the first definitive history of this fascinating family. Based on eleven years of research among newly discovered letters by every member of the family, original manuscripts, and the...
Author
Series
Brontë sisters mystery volume 1
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Before they became legendary writers, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, and Anne Brontë were "lady detectors" in this charming historical mystery. Not yet published novelists, they have well-honed imaginations and are expert readers. And, as Charlotte remarks, "detecting is reading between the lines--it's seeing what is not there."
Yorkshire, 1845. A young wife and mother has gone missing from her home, leaving behind two small children and a...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A study of the popular and celebrated authors Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte. This absorbing film examines the women behind the famous name, the great works, the family and the locations key to lives of the Bronte sister. The Brontes remain among the most popular and best-known writers ever, a staple for hundreds of thousands of students whose works are still studied and read around the world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A joint biography of Charlotte, Emily, Branwell, and Anne Bronte, exploring how the siblings sparked creativity in each other and how their lives were woven into their novels.
Author
Series
Brontë sisters mystery volume 2
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Brontë thought their detecting days were behind them, but a terrifying new discovery draws them into a devlish new mystery. Haworth Parsonage, February 1846: It's been six months since the case of the vanished bride, and the Brontë sisters- Anne, Emily, and Charlotte-have received a steady dribble of inquiries made to Bell Brothers and Company solicitors, but nothing to really thrill them. Having found a publisher for...
18) Bronte
Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In the English countryside of the nineteenth century, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bront©±--coping with an elderly father and a brother dedicated to drinking--find themselves confronting their family's stormy economic forturnes. And they do it their own way: overcoming difficulties and first failures with pride and courage; transforming their creative talents into a source of sustenance; and finally living lives of freedom"--Provided by publisher....
Author
Publisher
The Morgan Library & Museum
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The Brontes of Haworth were a prodigiously imaginative literary family. From the earliest manuscripts of Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne - written with a quill pen in a minuscule hand designed to mimic the printed page - to explosive novels, such as 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Jane Eyre', written in adulthood by Emily and Charlotte, the family's writings continue to fascinate. This elegantly designed, fully illustrated publication provides an intimate...