Selected Letters Oxford World s Classics 1st Edition by Charlotte Bronte, Margaret Smith, Janet Gezari ISBN 0199576963 9780199576968

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ISBN 10: 0199576963 
ISBN 13: 9780199576968
Author: Charlotte Bronte, Margaret Smith, Janet Gezari

Full of acute observations, pithy character sketches, and passionate convictions, the letters of Charlotte Brontë are our most direct source of information about the lives of the Brontës and our closest approach to the author of Jane Eyre. In them Charlotte writes of life at Haworth Parsonage, her experiences at a Belgian school, and her intense feelings for the Belgian schoolteacher, M. Heger. She endures the agony of the death of her siblings, and enjoys the success as a writer that brings her into contact with the London literary scene. Vivid and intimate, her letters give fresh insight into the novels, and into the development of her distinct literary style. The only available edition, this selection is derived from Margaret Smith’s three-volume edition of Brontë’s complete letters. In addition to Smith’s Editor’s Preface, the edition includes a critical introduction by Janet Gezari, who looks at the relationship between Brontë’s letters and her fiction and how the letters add to the debate about her literary persona and the split between her public and her private life.

Selected Letters Oxford World s Classics 1st Table of contents:

• Introduction (by Janet Gezari, discussing the significance of Brontë’s letters, their relationship to her life and fiction, and her literary persona)

• A Note on the Text

• Chronology (A timeline of Charlotte Brontë’s life and key events)

• Biographical Notes on Charlotte Brontë’s Correspondents (Essential for understanding the context of the letters)

• List of Letters (This would be the core of the book, presenting the letters chronologically. It would list the recipient and date for each letter.)

  • Early Letters (e.g., to Ellen Nussey, Mary Taylor, Hartley Coleridge)
    • Letters detailing her early aspirations, experiences as a governess, and developing friendships.
  • Letters from Brussels (e.g., to Emily Brontë, Branwell Brontë, Ellen Nussey, and crucially, Monsieur Heger)
    • Chronicling her time at the Pensionnat Heger, her studies, loneliness, and her profound feelings for Heger.
  • Letters on the Publication of “Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell”
    • Correspondence with publishers Aylott and Jones.
  • Letters on the Publication and Reception of Jane Eyre
    • Discussions with her publishers (Smith, Elder & Co.), literary figures like G. H. Lewes, and responses to the novel’s success and criticism.
  • Letters during the composition of Shirley and Villette
    • Insights into her writing process, health, and ongoing life events.
  • Letters detailing personal tragedies (deaths of Branwell, Emily, and Anne Brontë)
    • Her profound grief and resilience.
  • Letters related to her marriage to Arthur Bell Nicholls
    • Her thoughts on marriage, her relationship with her father, and her final months.
  • Later Letters (if any are included from her very last period of life)

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