Biography & Memoir

The Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 2

Drawing on personal friendship, letters, and firsthand testimonies, Gaskell crafted an influential portrait of the celebrated novelist.

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"The Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 2" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a biography published in 1857. Drawing on personal friendship, letters, and firsthand testimonies, Gaskell crafted an influential portrait of the celebrated novelist. The first edition sparked immediate controversy, with slander complaints forcing its withdrawal and prompting censored revisions within months. Despite legal challenges and contested integrity, this groundbreaking work established the Brontë family as enduring cultural subjects, inspired literary tourism to Yorkshire, and expanded the possibilities of biographical writing while addressing women's situations in Victorian society.

Format: EPUB
Language: English
Length: 281 pages
Published: 1 January 1857
ISBN: 9781520641102