Want to know more about Charlotte Bronte? If you do, please read this biography. Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of her close friend Charlotte Bront was published in 1857 to immediate popular acclaim, and remains the. 'Wild, strong hearts, and powerful minds, were hidden under an enforced propriety and regularity of demeanour'. Just two years after Charlotte's death, her friend Elizabeth Gaskell wrote her biography. Elizabeth Gaskell, Elisabeth Jay (Editor, Introduction, Notes ) 3.83. She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, one of the greatest classics of all times. Gaskell died on 12 November 1865, leaving her longest work, 'Wives and Daughters' incomplete.Download cover art Download CD case insert The Life Of Charlotte Brontë Volume 2Ĭharlotte Bronte was a British author, the eldest of the three famous Bronte sisters who have become standards of English literature. The 'Life of Charlotte Brontë' (1857) was written with admiration and covered a huge quantity of firsthand material with great narrative skill. When Charlotte died in 1855, her father, Patrick Brontë, asked Gaskell to write her biography. Gaskell's work brought her many friends, including the novelist Charlotte Brontë. 'North and South' was published the following year. It was an immediate success, winning the praise of Charles Dickens and Thomas Carlyle.ĭickens invited her to contribute to his magazine, 'Household Words', where her next major work, 'Cranford', appeared in 1853. Elizabeth Stevenson was born in London on 29 September 1810. However, the death of her only son inspired her to write her first novel, 'Mary Barton', which was published anonymously in 1848. u v w x y z Elizabeth Gaskell Gaskell was a Victorian novelist, also notable for her biography of her friend Charlotte Bront. Motherhood and the obligations of a minister's wife kept her busy. In 1832, she married William Gaskell, also a Unitarian minister, and they settled in the industrial city of Manchester. After her mother's early death, she was raised by an aunt who lived in Knutsford in Cheshire. © Gaskell was a Victorian novelist, also notable for her biography of her friend Charlotte Brontë.Įlizabeth Stevenson was born in London on 29 September 1810, the daughter of a Unitarian minister.
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