The Life of Charlotte Bronte
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The Life of Charlotte Bronte

by Elizabeth Gaskell

1857•Biography•452 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a stirring biography, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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Intertwining fact and story, The Life of Charlotte Bronte takes the reader by one hand and Charlotte Bronte by the other to run rampant through the making of one of the greatest authoresses of all time.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryHistoricalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

English NovelistsBiographyEnglish AuthorsEnglish Women novelistsBronte, charlotte, 1816-1855Biography & AutobiographyNonfictionWomen authors

Details

Author
Elizabeth Gaskell
Published
1857
Pages
452
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