Classic

“Shirley”, the second published novel by Charlotte Bronte, was released in 1949 amongst high anticipations by readers and critics after super success of “Jane Eyre” and like other works by Charlotte has been overshadowed by the artistic superiority and popularity of “Jane Eyre”. The book undoubtedly lacks the integrity of structure and the effects of Charlotte’s own mental agonies over ... Read More »

This second and last novel by Anne Bronte was published in 1848, a year after publication of “Agnes Grey” and a few months before her death in May, 1949. Like her sister Emily, she also died before her time but not without gaining her place in the arena of English literature with her two novels. While “Agnes Grey” is shorter ... Read More »

Agnes Grey, the first novel by Anne Bronte made its appearance in 1847 right along with her sister Emily Bronte‘s “Wuthering Heights“. Agnes is a daughter of a poor clergyman whose experiences are shared with the reader in this book. Boook : Agnes Grey Author : Anne Bronte Publisher : Various The story starts with Agnes’s childhood spent in the ... Read More »

Wuthering Heights, first published in 1847, is known throughout the world as a classic love story and yet its most memorable scenes are filled with violence and to many readers, its characters appear ghastly who end up killing one another. For a normal love story, it is also odd that both lovers deliberately marry other partners, and the heroin – ... Read More »

“Jane Eyre“, the first published work of Charllotte Bronte received such an enthusiastic response from the public that it was required to print the third edition of the book within a year. This work with its display of passion and emotions of a woman, unusual for a 19th century England, was quite a stand alone for that time and brought ... Read More »

The English literature received some of its brightest jewels in the year 1847 – 1855 and ironically was deprived of the creators of these works soon after that. The Bronte sisters left their mark on the minds of people with a few works and one can’t help feeling the sorrow at the loss of such talents at so young an ... Read More »