A review by rmla
The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell

5.0

Putting the question of Gaskell's accuracy aside, this is a fascinating piece of work in its own right. Gaskell produced an innovative biography that focused on the life, more than the works, of the author. To have one famous Victorian female author writing on another is in itself unconventional and exciting - its inaccuracies alongside its history of production, then, are something to celebrate rather than criticise - and therefore the text can tell us a lot about Gaskell as well as Brontë.