A Brontë Encyclopedia

A BRONT ENCYCLOPEDIA This lively, absorbing, meticulously researched compendium is a rich resource both for the general reader and for the specialist Bront scholar. It contains much to enlighten and surprise even those who think they know the Bront s well. Heather Glen, University of Cambridge Aficionados of all things Bront must have this encyclopedia on their desks. Even those with just a passing interest in Bront or literary research can become trapped in this book for hours. Looking up one entry leads to looking up another, and then another. This book has references to the important and the arcane and the obscure, references to places the Bront s visited, people they knew; in short, everything. English Literature in Transition 1820 1920 A Bront Encyclopedia is a complete guide to the life and work of the most notable literary family of the 19th century. Comprising approximately 2000 alphabetically arranged entries, this authoritative volume: Brings to light the significant people and places that influenced the Bront s lives Defines and describes the Bront s fictional characters and settings Incorporates original literary judgments and analyses of characters and motives Includes coverage of Charlotte s unfinished novels and her and Branwell s juvenile writings Features a full range of illustrations A Bront Encyclopedia is the most original and accessible work of its kind.

A BRONTË ENCYCLOPEDIA"This lively, absorbing, meticulously researched compendium is a rich resource both for the general reader and for the specialist Brontë scholar. It contains much to enlighten and surprise even those who think they know the Brontës well."Heather Glen, University of Cambridge"Aficionados of all things Brontë must have this encyclopedia on their desks. Even those with just a passing interest in Brontë or literary research can become trapped in this book for hours. Looking up one entry leads to looking up another, and then another. This book has references to the important and the arcane and the obscure, references to places the Brontës visited, people they knew; in short, everything."English Literature in Transition 1820-1920A Brontë Encyclopedia is a complete guide to the life and work of the most notable literary family of the 19th century. Comprising approximately 2000 alphabetically arranged entries, this authoritative volume:* Brings to light the significant people and places that influenced the Brontës' lives* Defines and describes the Brontës' fictional characters and settings* Incorporates original literary judgments and analyses of characters and motives* Includes coverage of Charlotte's unfinished novels and her and Branwell's juvenile writings* Features a full range of illustrationsA Brontë Encyclopedia is the most original and accessible work of its kind.

List of Illustrations viList of Abbreviations viiiPreface ixNote on Spelling xiAcknowledgments xiiA-Z Entries 1-393Bibliography 394