The Oxford Companion to the Bronts

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The works of Anne Charlotte and Emily Bront are among the best-known in English literature. From the masterly fusion of romance and realism in Wuthering Heights to the passion and drama of Jane Eyre the works of these three sisters have captured the hearts and imagination of readers everywhere. Their tragic real-life stories only contribute to the timeless attraction to these three brilliant writers. With The Oxford Companion to the Bronts Christine Alexander and Margaret Smith provide a comprehensive volume about the lives works and reputations of the Bront sisters together with their father Patrick an author in his own right and their brother Branwell who along with his sister Charlotte created the imaginary world of Angria. This authoritative guide is organized in an easy-to-use A-Z format offers extensive cross-referencing and provides chronologies of the sisters work including a list of juvenilia first line of poems and Bront art as well as maps and illustrations for quick easy study and further research. In addition the authors offer insight into the publishing history biographical studies collectors and museums book illustrations and theoretical and critical approaches to the Bronts writing. The Oxford Companion to the Bronts is a unique and fascinating guide that will appeal to all lovers of English literature.