The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell

The Life of Charlotte Brontë

Elizabeth Gaskell with Elisabeth Jay (Contributor)

535 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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'Wild, strong hearts, and powerful minds, were hidden under an enforced propriety and regularity of demeanour'Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of her close friend Charlotte Brontë was published in 1857 to immediate popular acclaim, and remains the mo...

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informative 93%
reflective 66%
emotional 26%
sad 26%
challenging 20%
inspiring 13%
dark 6%
funny 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 6%
tense 6%

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slow 85%
medium 14%

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