The extraordinary creativity of the Bronte sisters,
who between them wrote some of the most enduring fiction
in the English language, continues to fascinate and
intrigue modern readers. The tragedy of their early
deaths adds poignancy to their novels, and in the
popular imagination they have become mythic figures. And
yet, as Patricia Ingham shows, they were fully engaged
with the world around them, and their writing, from the
juvenilia to Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights , reflects
the preoccupations of the age in which they lived. Their
novels, which so shocked their contemporaries, address
the burning issues of the day: class, gender, race,
religion, and mental disorders. As well as examining
these connections, Patricia Ingham also shows how film
and other media have reinterpreted the novels for the
twenty-first century. The book includes a chronology of
the Brontes, suggestions for further reading, websites,
illustrations, and a comprehensive index. ABOUT THE
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