Emily Brontë: A Biography
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with visible creasing, scuffing, and surface damage to the dust jacket. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact, hardcover binding appears solid. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
Winifred Gérin's Emily Brontë: A Biography stands as one of the most authoritative and meticulously researched accounts of the reclusive Yorkshire genius behind Wuthering Heights. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, letters, and contemporary accounts, Gérin chronicles the short but intensely creative life of Emily Brontë — from her formative years on the windswept moors of Haworth to her emergence as one of Victorian literature's most original and uncompromising voices. The biography illuminates the fierce independence, mystical inner world, and passionate attachment to the natural landscape that defined both the woman and her singular novel. Written with scholarly rigour yet genuine warmth, Gérin presents a portrait that is as compelling as it is deeply human, restoring Emily Brontë to her rightful place at the pinnacle of English literary achievement.
Author: Winifred Gérin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Clarendon Press, Oxford
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with visible creasing, scuffing, and surface damage to the dust jacket. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact, hardcover binding appears solid. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
Winifred Gérin's Emily Brontë: A Biography stands as one of the most authoritative and meticulously researched accounts of the reclusive Yorkshire genius behind Wuthering Heights. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, letters, and contemporary accounts, Gérin chronicles the short but intensely creative life of Emily Brontë — from her formative years on the windswept moors of Haworth to her emergence as one of Victorian literature's most original and uncompromising voices. The biography illuminates the fierce independence, mystical inner world, and passionate attachment to the natural landscape that defined both the woman and her singular novel. Written with scholarly rigour yet genuine warmth, Gérin presents a portrait that is as compelling as it is deeply human, restoring Emily Brontë to her rightful place at the pinnacle of English literary achievement.