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Haworth Church and Parsonage.
Pablished by Smith Elder & Co 65 Carnhill London 1857.
THE LIFE
OF
CHARLOTTE BRONTË,
AUTHOR OF
"JANE EYRE," "SHIRLEY,” “VILLETTE," &c.
SMITH, ELDER & CO., 65, CORNHILL.
1857.
[The right of Translation is reserved.]
ENGLISH OXFORD
LIBY
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
CHAPTER I.
66
Mr. Brontë afflicted with blindness, and relieved by a successful
operation for cataract Charlotte Brontë's first work of
fiction, "The Professor "-She commences Jane Eyre"-
Circumstances attending its composition-Her ideas of a
heroine-Her attachment to home-Haworth in December-
A letter of confession and counsel
-
CHAPTER II.
State of Charlotte Brontë's health at the commencement of 1847
-Family trials Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey"
accepted by a publisher-" The Professor" rejected-Comple-
tion of "Jane Eyre," its reception and publication-The
reviews of " Jane Eyre," and the author's comments on them
-Her father's reception of the book-Public interest excited
by "Jane Eyre"-Dedication of the second edition to Mr.
Thackeray-Correspondence of Currer Bell with Mr. Lewes on
"Jane Eyre"-Publication of "Wuthering Heights" and
Agnes Grey"-Miss Brontë's account of the authoress of
'Wuthering Heights"-Domestic anxieties of the Brontë
sisters-Currer Bell's correspondence with Mr. Lewes-Un-
healthy state of Haworth-Charlotte Brontë on the revolu-
tions of 1848-Her repudiation of authorship-Anne Brontë's
second tale, "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”—Misunderstanding
as to the individuality of the three Bells, and its results-
Currer and Acton Bell visit London-Charlotte Brontë's
account of her visit-The Chapter Coffee House-The Clergy
Daughters' School at Casterton-Death of Branwell Brontë—
Illness and death of Emily Brontë
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CHAPTER III.
The "Quarterly Review" on " Jane Eyre"-Severe illness of Anne
Brontë-Her last verses-She is removed to Scarborough-
Her last hours, and death and burial there-Charlotte's return
to Haworth, and her loneliness
CHAPTER IV.
T
87
Commencement and completion of "Shirley"—Originals of the
characters, and circumstances under which it was written-
Loss on railway shares-Letters to Mr. Lewes and other friends
on "Shirley," and the reviews of it-Miss Brontë visits London,
meets Mr. Thackeray, and makes the acquaintance of Miss
Martineau-Her impressions of literary men
CHAPTER V.
"Currer Bell" identified as Miss Brontë at Haworth and the
vicinity-Her letter to Mr. Lewes on his review of "Shirley"
-Solitude and heavy mental sadness and anxiety-She visits
Sir J. and Lady Kay Shuttleworth - Her comments on
critics, and remarks on Thackeray's "Pendennis" and Scott's
Suggestions on Female Education”—Opinions of “Shirley'
by Yorkshire readers
114
139
CHAPTER VI.
An unhealthy spring at Haworth-Miss Brontë's proposed visit
to London-Her remarks on "The Leader "-Associations of
her walks on the moors-Letter to an unknown admirer of her
works-Incidents of her visit to London-Her impressions of
a visit to Scotland-Her portrait, by Richmond-Anxiety
about her father
156
CHAPTER VII.
The bio-
Visit to Sir J. and Lady Kay Shuttleworth
grapher's impressions of Miss Brontë-Miss Brontë's account
of her visit to the Lakes of Westmoreland-Her disinclination
for acquaintance and visiting - Remarks on "Woman's
Mission," Tennyson's "In Memoriam," &c.-Impressions of
her visit to Scotland-Remarks on a review in the "Palladium" 170