![]() ![]() ![]() Her books include:Ĭharlotte Brontë (1816–1855) was an English novelist and poet. She frequently used dialect in her novels. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and they often focus on people who live in Lancashire. Before I move on to looking at the biography itself, I feel like I should introduce these two women to people who are unfamiliar with them.Įlizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865) was an English novelist, biographer and short story writer. ![]() Due to the morals of the time, Gaskell omitted aspects of the biography – including Brontë’s love for Héger, a married man – to ensure that she did not offend Brontë’s father, her widower, or her living friends. I’d recommend reading it if you’re interested in either of these women and their friendship.įirst published in 1857, The Life of Charlotte Brontë was the first time a female novelist had written a biography of another. I recently read the biography so it was fresh in my mind for this post and I actually really enjoyed it. Essentially, this post is just me picking apart Elizabeth Gaskell’s biography of her friend Charlotte Brontë. ![]()
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