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bronte poetry book: The Complete Poems of Emily Brontë - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Emily Brontë, 2017-07-17 This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Complete Poems of Emily Brontë’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of The Brontes’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Brontes includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Complete Poems of Emily Brontë’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Brontes’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles |
bronte poetry book: Last Things Janet Gezari, 2007-02-22 Emily Brontë's poems are more frequently celebrated than read. Ironically, their very uniqueness and strangeness have made them less interesting to current feminist critics than other poetry written by Victorian women. This much-needed study reinstates Emily Brontë's poems at the heart of Romantic and Victorian concerns while at the same time underlining their enduring relevance for readers today. Last Things presents the poems as the achievement of a powerfully independent mind responding to its own inner experience of the world while seeking always an abrogation of human limits compatible with a stern morality. Although the book does not discuss all of Brontë's poems, it seeks to be comprehensive by undertaking an analysis of individual poems, the progress she made from the beginning of her career as a poet to its end, her poetical fragments and her writing practice, and her motives for writing poetry. Last Things also brings the emotions and concerns that inform Wuthering Heights into sharper focus by relating them to the poems. |
bronte poetry book: The Complete Poems of Anne Bronte Anne Brontë, 2017-04-25 From the INTRODUCTION by Charlotte Bront�. In looking over my sister Anne's papers, I find mournful evidence that religious feeling had been to her but too much like what it was to Cowper; I mean, of course, in a far milder form. Without rendering her a prey to those horrors that defy concealment, it subdued her mood and bearing to a perpetual pensiveness; the pillar of a cloud glided constantly before her eyes; she ever waited at the foot of a. secret Sinai, listening in her heart to the voice of a trumpet sounding long and waxing louder. Some, perhaps, would rejoice over these tokens of sincere though sorrowing piety in a deceased relative: I own, to me they seem sad, as if her whole innocent life had been passed under the martyrdom of an unconfessed physical pain: their effect, indeed, would be too distressing, were it not combated by the certain knowledge that in her last moments this tyranny of a too tender conscience was overcome; this pomp of terrors broke up, and, passing away, left her dying hour unclouded. Her belief in God did not then bring to her dread, as of a stem Judge -- but hope, as in a Creator and Saviour: and no faltering hope was it, but a sure and steadfast conviction, on which, in the rude passage from Time to Eternity, she threw the weight of her human weakness, and by which she was enabled to bear what was to be borne, patiently -- serenely -- victoriously.... |
bronte poetry book: Best Poems of the Brontë Sisters Emily Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, 2015-11-24 Although better known for their novels, the Brontës also wrote intelligent, heartfelt, and highly readable verse. This selection of 47 poems includes 23 by Emily, 14 by Anne, and 10 by Charlotte. |
bronte poetry book: Emily Bronte Nick Holland, 2018-05-07 Emily Jane Brontë was born in July 1818; along with her sisters Charlotte and Anne, she is famed as a member of the greatest literary family of all time, and helped turn Haworth into a place of literary pilgrimage. Whilst Emily Brontë wrote only one novel, the mysterious and universally acclaimed Wuthering Heights, she is widely acknowledged as the best poet of the Brontë sisters – indeed as one of the greatest female poets of all time. Her poems offer insights to her relationships with her family, religion, nature, the world of work, and the shadowy and visionary powers that increasingly dominated her life. Taking twenty of her most revealing poems, Nick Holland creates a unifying impression of Emily Brontë, revealing how this terribly shy young woman could create such wild and powerful writing, and why she turned her back on the outside world for one that existed only in her own mind. |
bronte poetry book: Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell Charlotte Brontë, 1846 |
bronte poetry book: The Complete Poems of Emily Jane Brontë Emily Jane Brontë, 1996-01-04 In 1846 a small book entitled Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bellappeared on the British Literary scene. The three psuedonymous poets, the Brontë sisters went on to unprecedented success with such novels as Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey, and Jane Eyre, all published in the following year. As children, these English sisters had begun writing poems and stories abotu an imaginary country named Gondal, yet they never sought to publish any of their work until Charlotte's discovery of Emily's more mature poems in the autumn of 1845. Charlotte later recalled: I accidentally lighted on a MS. volume of verse in my sister Emily's handwriting....I looked it over, amd something more than surprise seized me -- a deep conviction that these were not common effusions, nor at all like the poetry women generally write. I thought them condensed and terse, vigorous and genuine. To my ear they had also a peculiar music -- wild, melancholy, and elevating. The renowned Hatfield edition of The Complete Poems of Emily Jane Brontë includes the poetry that captivated Charlotte Brontë a century and a half ago, a body of work that continues to resonate today. This incomparable volume includes Emily's verse from Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell as well as 200 works collected from various manuscript sources after her death in 1848. Some were deited and preserved by Charlotte and Arthur Bell Nichols; still others were discovered years later by Brontë scholars. Originally released in 1923, Hatfield's collection was the result of a remarkable attempt over twenty years to isolate Emily's poems from her sisters' and to achieve chronological order. Accompanied by an interpretive preface on The Gondal Story by Miss Fannie E. Ratchford, author of The Brontë's Web of Childhood, the edition is the definitive collection of Emily Brontë's poetical works. |
bronte poetry book: Brontë Sisters Anne Brontë, Charlotte Bronte, 2002 Although the Brontës have long fascinated readers of fiction and biography, their poetry was all too little known until this pioneering selection by Stevie Davies, the novelist and critic. Charlotte (1816-1855) is certainly a competent poet, and Anne (1820-1849) developed a distinctive voice, while Emily (1818-1848) is one of the great women poets in English. Read together with their novels, the poems movingly elucidate the ideas around which the narratives revolve. And they surprise us out of our conventional notions of the sisters' personalities: Emily's rebelliousness, for example, is counterbalanced here by great tenderness. This selection of over seventy poems gives an idea of the variety of thought and feeling within each author's work, and of the way in which the poems of these three remarkable writers parallel and reflect each other. |
bronte poetry book: The Poems of Emily Bronte Emily Brontë, 1992-01-01 This new edition of Emily Bronte's poetryóthe first for 50 yearsócontains all those poems which she herself chose to keep. It is based on the texts of the three notebooks into which she transcribed her poems supplemented by others on single sheets scattered in various collections, and the versions published in Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell and in Charlotte's 1850 edition of the novels. Variants between the Notebooks and the latter are listed in the Notes. The majority of the poems stand without need of explanation. However, it is helpful to be aware of the context in which they were written, and especially their relationship to the imaginary world of gondal shared by Emily and Anne. This and the history are explained fully in the Introduction and Notes. |
bronte poetry book: The Complete Poems of Emily Jane Bront Emily Brontë, 1995 The renowned Hatfield edition of Bronte's poetry is a body of work that continues to resonate today. It includes Emily's verse from Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell, as well as 200 works collected from various manuscript sources after her death in 1848. |
bronte poetry book: Best Poems of the Brontë Sisters Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, 1997 Careful selection of 47 poems by talented literary siblings. Twenty-three poems by Emily (including Faith and Despondency and No Coward Soul is Mine), 14 poems by Anne (including The Penitent and if This Be All) and 10 poems by Charlotte (including Presentiment and Passion). Reproduced from standard editions. Publisher’s Note. |
bronte poetry book: Poetic World of Emily Bronte Laura Inman, 2014-06-01 Emily Bront is known as a novelist, but she was first and equally a poet. Before during and after writing Wuthering Heights, she wrote poetry. Indeed, she wrote virtually nothing else for us to read no other work of fiction or correspondence. Her poems, however, fill this void. They are varied, lyrical, intriguing, and innovative, yet they ... |
bronte poetry book: No Coward Soul Is Mine Emily Brontë, 2025-04-17 Yes, as my swift days near their goal, 'Tis all that I implore; In life and death, a chainless soul, With courage to endure. In this new selection of Emily Brontë's heart-rending poems, we uncover a soul unafraid to confront mortality, tragedy and the wild cruelty - and beauty - of nature. These verses capture her profound passion and indomitable spirit, plumbing the depths of the human heart and revealing the raw power of Brontë's poetic genius. |
bronte poetry book: The Poems of Patrick Branwell Brontë Victor A. Neufeldt, 2015-07-24 The Poems of Patrick Branwell Brontë, first published in 1990, provides a collection of Branwell Brontë’s poetry, as well as a detailed history of the use and locations of his manuscripts, the story of their publication over the years, and a commentary of the poetry itself. This edition will be of interest to students of English Literature. |
bronte poetry book: The Night is Darkening Round Me Emily Brontë, 2015-02-26 '... ever-present, phantom thing; My slave, my comrade, and my king' Some of Emily Brontë's most extraordinary poems Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Emily Brontë (1818-1848). Brontë's Wuthering Heights and The Complete Poems are available in Penguin Classics |
bronte poetry book: How to Suppress Women's Writing Joanna Russ, 1983-09 Discusses the obstacles women have had to overcome in order to become writers, and identifies the sexist rationalizations used to trivialize their contributions |
bronte poetry book: Crave the Rose Nick Holland, 2020 Re-evaluating the legacy of the youngest Brontë sister, on the 200th anniversary of her birth. Includes an up-to-date biography, contemporary writing about Anne and her family, and a previously-unpublished essay thought to be the last thing she wrote. |
bronte poetry book: POEMS OF EMILY BRONTE Emily 1818-1848 Bronte, 2016-08-27 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
bronte poetry book: The Poems of Charlotte Bronté (Currer Bell) [pseud.] Charlotte Brontë, 1882 |
bronte poetry book: The Brontë Sisters (Emily, Anne, Charlotte) Anne Brontë, 2017 CONTENTS: Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë - Poems (1846) Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre (1847) Emily Brontë - Wuthering Heights (1847) Anne Brontë - Agnes Grey (1847) Anne Brontë - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) Charlotte Brontë - Shirley (1849) Charlotte Brontë - Villette (1853) Charlotte Brontë - The Professor (1857) |
bronte poetry book: Aunt Branwell and the Brontë Legacy Nick Holland, 2018-09-30 Elizabeth Branwell was born in Penzance in 1770, a member of a large and influential Cornish family of merchants and property owners. In 1821 her life changed forever when her sister Maria fell dangerously ill. Leaving her comfortable life behind, Elizabeth made the long journey north to a remote moorland village in Yorkshire to nurse her sister. After the death of Maria, Elizabeth assumed the role of second mother to her nephew and five nieces. She would never see Cornwall again, but instead dedicated her life to her new family: the Bronts of Haworth, to whom she was known as Aunt Branwell.In this first ever biography of Elizabeth Branwell, we see at last the huge impact she had on Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bront, as well as on her nephew Branwell Bront who spiralled out of control away from her calming influence. It was a legacy in Aunt Branwell's will that led directly to the Bront books we love today, but her influence on their lives and characters was equally important. As opposed to the stern aunt portrayed by Mrs. Gaskell in her biography of Charlotte Bront, we find a kind hearted woman who sacrificed everything for the children she came to love. This revealing book also looks at the Branwell family, and how their misfortunes mirrored that of the Bronts, and we find out what happened to the Bront cousin who emigrated to America, and in doing so uncover the closest living relatives to the Bront sisters today. |
bronte poetry book: The Complete Poems of Anne Bronte (1920) Clement Shorter, 2014-08-07 This Is A New Release Of The Original 1920 Edition. |
bronte poetry book: Branwell Douglas A. Martin, 2020-07-07 For readers of Michael Cunningham's The Hours and Madeline Miller's Song of Achilles, this genre-bending exploration of the tragic figure of Branwell Brontë and the dismal, dazzling landscape that inspired his sisters to greatness is now available in a new edition with an introduction by Darcey Steinke. Branwell Brontë--brother of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—has a childhood marked by tragedy and the weight of expectations. After the early deaths of his mother and a beloved older sister, he is kept away from school and tutored at home by his father, a curate, who rests all his ambitions for his children on his only son. Branwell grows up isolated in his family’s parsonage on the moors, learning Latin and Greek, being trained in painting, and collaborating on endless stories and poems with his sisters. Yet while his sisters go on to write Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, and Agnes Grey, Branwell wanders from job to job, growing increasingly dependent on alcohol and opium and failing to become a great poet or artist. With rich, suggestive sentences “perfectly fitted to this famously imaginative, headstrong family” (Publishers Weekly), Branwell is a portrait of childhood dreams, thwarted desire, the confinements of gender—and an homage to the landscape and milieu that inspired some of the most revolutionary works of English literature. |
bronte poetry book: The Brontes Anne Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, 1996 |
bronte poetry book: Wuthering Heights (Unabridged edition) Emily Brontë, 2024-10-07 WUTHERING HEIGHTS is Emily Brontë’s only novel. Written between October 1845 and June 1846, Wuthering Heights was published in 1847 under the pseudonym “Ellis Bell”; Brontë died the following year, aged 30. Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey were accepted by publisher Thomas Newby before the success of their sister Charlotte's novel, Jane Eyre. After Emily’s death, Charlotte edited the manuscript of Wuthering Heights, and arranged for the edited version to be published as a posthumous second edition in 1850. Although Wuthering Heights is now widely regarded as a classic of English literature, contemporary reviews for the novel were deeply polarised; it was considered controversial because its depiction of mental and physical cruelty was unusually stark, and it challenged strict Victorian ideals of the day, including religious hypocrisy, morality, social classes and gender inequality. |
bronte poetry book: Brontes Emily Brontë, 1992-12 This boxed set of Charlotte and Emily Bronte novels includes Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Villette. Jane Eyre and Villette are introduced by Lucy Hughes-Hallett, while Wuthering Heights is introduced by Katherine Franks, author of Emily Bronte: A Chainless Soul. |
bronte poetry book: Cottage Poems Patrick Bronte, 2021-03-26 This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable. |
bronte poetry book: The Complete Poems of Anne Brontë Anne Brontë, 1920 |
bronte poetry book: Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë, 1848 |
bronte poetry book: Poems of Charlotte Bronte, A Classic Collection Book Debbie Brewer, 2019-08-19 Charlotte Bronte, (1816 - 1855), was an English novelist and poet. She was born in Yorkshire and was the eldest of four surviving siblings, Anne, Branwell, and Emily. She is known best for her novels, 'Jane Eyre', 'Villette', 'The Professor' and 'Shirley', all considered to be classics of English literature. Publishing under the names of Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, Charlotte, Emily and Anne wrote powerful and passionate poetry. This collection of poems by Charlotte reflects her depth of passion for human presence and emotion. Her talent for the manipulation of language shines through her creation of wonderful poems such as 'The Garden', 'The Teacher's Monologue', 'Mementos' and many more. Immerse yourself in this timeless collection of imaginative flowing poetry, and lose yourself in the thoughts and emotions they'll inevitably provoke. |
bronte poetry book: The Poems of Anne Brontë Anne Brontë, Edward Chitham, 1979 |
bronte poetry book: A Companion to the Brontës Diane Long Hoeveler, Deborah Denenholz Morse, 2016-05-31 A Companion to the Brontës brings the latest literary research and theory to bear on the life, work, and legacy of the Brontë family. Includes sections on literary and critical contexts, individual texts, historical and cultural contexts, reception studies, and the family’s continuing influence Features in-depth articles written by well-known and emerging scholars from around the world Addresses topics such as the Gothic tradition, film and dramatic adaptation, psychoanalytic approaches, the influence of religion, and political and legal questions of the day – from divorce and female disinheritance, to worker reform Incorporates recent work in Marxist, feminist, post-colonial, and race and gender studies |
bronte poetry book: Solitude Carmela Ciuraru, 2005-11-01 A literary sanctuary for what Shakespeare called “sessions of sweet silent thought,” this exquisite gathering of poems speaks to the consolations of solitude. Here is Wordsworth wandering “lonely as a cloud”; Poe confiding “all I loved, I loved alone”; Yeats’s communion with “the deep heart’s core”; and Han Shan’s heart of a hermit, “clean as a white lotus.” From Sir Edward Dyer’s “My Mind to Me a Kingdom Is,” to the spiritual searching of the Transcendentalists, to the meditative verse of Jorie Graham, some of the most indelible poems from every time and culture have grown out of the aloneness inherent in the poet’s art. The poems collected here, whether reflecting on the soul or on nature, addressing an absent loved one, or honoring the self, form a book of respite and contemplation, and a beautiful tribute to the interior life. |
bronte poetry book: Complete Poems Elizabeth Bishop, 2004 A comprehensive edition of one of America's greatest poets, this collection draws from her four published volumes, together with 50 uncollected works and translations of Octavio Paz, Max Jacob and others. |
bronte poetry book: The Brontë Sisters Catherine Reef, 2012-10-23 The Brontë sisters are among the most beloved writers of all time, best known for their classic nineteenth-century novels Jane Eyre (Charlotte), Wuthering Heights (Emily), and Agnes Grey (Anne). In this sometimes heartbreaking young adult biography, Catherine Reef explores the turbulent lives of these literary siblings and the oppressive times in which they lived. Brontë fans will also revel in the insights into their favorite novels, the plethora of poetry, and the outstanding collection of more than sixty black-and-white archival images. A powerful testimony to the life of the mind. (Endnotes, bibliography, index.) |
bronte poetry book: The Brontes and Nature Enid L. Duthie, 1986-09-22 |
bronte poetry book: Bronte Poems Arthur; C. Benson, 2015-06-24 Excerpt from Bronte Poems The earliest portion of this book contains those poems written by the three sisters which were originally published in 1846, under the title of Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. In that volume they were not divided according to authorship, but each poem was signed with one of the three names, Currer, Ellis, or Acton. Following these are included the Literary Remains of Emily and Anne, which Charlotte added to the edition of Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey, which she revised for publication in 1850, after the death of her sisters. There is one poem in this division, Anne's Lines written from home, on page 176, which appeared in the earlier volume with the title, The Consolation. The Rev. Patrick Brontë's Cottage Poems, which conclude this volume, were originally published in Halifax in 1811; besides this, Mr Bronte published two other volumes: The Cottage in the Wood; or, the art of becoming rich and happy, and The Rural Minstrel: a Miscellany of descriptive poems. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
bronte poetry book: Poems of the Bronte Sisters Anne Bronte, 2016-03-17 Poetry reflecting the early Victorian trends in literature. “Love is like the wild rose-briar;/Friendship like the holly-tree./The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms,/But which will bloom most constantly?”-Love and Friendship A volume of poetry written by the Bronte sisters described by Emily, the middle sister, as “ crude thoughts of the unripe mind”. |
bronte poetry book: The Complete Poems of Charlotte Brontë Charlotte Brontë, 1971 |
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The Brontës (/ ˈbrɒntiz /) were a 19th century literary family, born in the village of Thornton and later associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The …
Charlotte Bronte | Biography, Books, Novels, Jane Eyre ...
May 31, 2025 · Charlotte Bronte, English novelist noted for Jane Eyre (1847), a strong narrative of a woman in conflict with her natural desires and social condition. The novel gave new …
The lives of the Brontës | The Brontë Parsonage Museum
An introduction to Yorkshire's famous literary family. Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë penned some of the most groundbreaking novels in the history of English literature - including 'Jane …
Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre, Books & Quotes - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Charlotte Brontë was an English 19th-century writer whose novel 'Jane Eyre' is considered a classic of Western literature. (1816-1855) Who Was Charlotte Brontë? Charlotte …
Bronte Family: The Sisters of Literature - History Cooperative
Mar 26, 2017 · In 1820, Patrick and Maria Brontë moved their family of six children to Haworth, a hamlet in West Yorkshire ninety kilometers (or fifty-six miles) from the forenamed city.
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Charlotte Brontë, the longest living of the three sisters, married an Irishman, Arthur Bell Nicholls, from Killead, Country Antrim. Nicholls went to school in Banagher, County Offaly and …
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Jan 29, 2022 · The Brontës were a large family to begin with: eight people living in a small row house in Yorkshire, in the village of Thornton. The children in age order were Maria, Elizabeth, …
Brontë family - Wikipedia
The Brontës (/ ˈbrɒntiz /) were a 19th century literary family, born in the village of Thornton and later associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The …
Charlotte Bronte | Biography, Books, Novels, Jane Eyre ...
May 31, 2025 · Charlotte Bronte, English novelist noted for Jane Eyre (1847), a strong narrative of a woman in conflict with her natural desires and social condition. The novel gave new …
The lives of the Brontës | The Brontë Parsonage Museum
An introduction to Yorkshire's famous literary family. Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë penned some of the most groundbreaking novels in the history of English literature - including 'Jane …
Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre, Books & Quotes - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Charlotte Brontë was an English 19th-century writer whose novel 'Jane Eyre' is considered a classic of Western literature. (1816-1855) Who Was Charlotte Brontë? Charlotte …
Bronte Family: The Sisters of Literature - History Cooperative
Mar 26, 2017 · In 1820, Patrick and Maria Brontë moved their family of six children to Haworth, a hamlet in West Yorkshire ninety kilometers (or fifty-six miles) from the forenamed city.
Brontë - Home
Charlotte Brontë, the longest living of the three sisters, married an Irishman, Arthur Bell Nicholls, from Killead, Country Antrim. Nicholls went to school in Banagher, County Offaly and …
Guide to the Brontës: Their Lives and Novels - Tea and Ink ...
Jan 29, 2022 · The Brontës were a large family to begin with: eight people living in a small row house in Yorkshire, in the village of Thornton. The children in age order were Maria, Elizabeth, …