About this title: Mrs. Gaskell's celebrated book was the first biography of Charlotte Bronte. The two women were close friends, and Bronte was not unlike the self-sacrificing heroines of Gaskell's own novels. Gaskell drew closely on her own knowledge of Bronte in this affectionate evaluation.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780140430998ISBN:0140430997
Description: A good reading copy only. A former library book with the usual identifiers. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. -, Mass Market PaperBack, Good / read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Fine. Almost in new condition. Book shows only very slight signs of use. Cover and binding are undamaged and pages show minimal use. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1998-03-01
ISBN-13:9780140434934ISBN:0140434933
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1975-04-30
ISBN-13:9780140430998ISBN:0140430997
Description: Good. *** Paperback in Good condition. Binding cracking, but pages secure and clean. No previous owner names. Light fading to cover, yellowing to pages. *** read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780140430998ISBN:0140430997
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. creases in spine. readers crease/corner creases. soft browning. 624 p. Penguin English Library read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London
Date Published: 1941
Description: Fair. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. E3-Book has a gap between the spine and inside pages, slight bending on the corners opposite the spine, chippings on the top and bottom edges, discoloration (browning, light stains, fading) on parts of the book, and normal shelf wear. "No woman who ever wrote was ever so self-effaced as Mrs. Gaskell. Inquire for the bibliography of the subject and you will find there is none. None..." read more
Edition: Reprinted
Binding: Leather
Publisher: John Murray, London
Date Published: 1926
Description: Good. No Jacket. Good. No Jacket Good. No Jacket Spline board has 1/2 inch missing, some light at the board edges, and nameplate inside. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780140430998ISBN:0140430997
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Small trade paperback is in Near Mint condition. (7205) Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 624 p. Penguin English Library. Audience: General/trade. read more
"I found this deep and sloggy water to tread through. For someone who knew Charlotte Bronte, I was astonished at the heavy hand with which Gaskell appeared to be writing. It was as if her need to see Charlotte well treated robbed Elizabeth Gaskell of all her lightness and verve (as seen in Cranford or Wives and Daughters...). I also wondered if she was editing her friend's life as she wrote -- making it a mechanical thing. Of course, they are all questions I can never answer, but absolutely clouded my reading of the book."
"The foundation of the lasting Bronte myth by a woman at odds with her own sense of authorship and femininity. As others have mentioned, the edition is key. After the first edition, numerous edits and additions were made to please a number of players (Bronte's father, husband, and Harriet Martineau etc.). The best parts are by far when Gaskell steps away long enough to include Charlotte's letters and we can hear and see her for ourselves."
"This is an interesting biography of Bronte written by one of her contemporaries, even another female author of the time (E. Gaskell of "North and South" etc.). Charlotte came across as very humble and probably listened too well to what the critics said about her work. It appears that her best book was written first, before she was opened to what others said. I also think it's funny that she didn't care for Jane Austen's work, but dealt with a lot of similar themes (womanhood, marriage, social expectations)."
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