02645nam 2200541 450 991015052440332120200520144314.00-7509-6869-9(CKB)3710000000943944(MiAaPQ)EBC4781505(Au-PeEL)EBL4781505(CaPaEBR)ebr11328674(CaONFJC)MIL916667(OCoLC)949670946(BIP)051774044(EXLCZ)99371000000094394420170123h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierIn search of Anne Bronte /Nick HollandStroud, Gloucestershire, [England] :The History Press,2016.20161 online resource (206 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations0-7509-6525-8 Includes bibliographical references.The first biography of the author of Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in over half a century. Anne Bronte, the youngest and most enigmatic of the Bronte sisters, remains a bestselling author nearly two centuries after her death. The brilliance of her two novels - Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - and her poetry belies the quiet, yet courageous girl who often lived in the shadows of her more celebrated sisters. Yet her writing was the most revolutionary of all the Brontes, pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable. This revealing new biography opens Anne's most private life to a new audience and shows the true nature of her relationship with her sister Charlotte. SELLING POINTS: * Feature length film of the Brontes to be screened in April 2016, the beginning of a five-year programme of Bronte events * Challenges the idea of Anne and her sister Charlotte had a close relationship and reveals rivalry between them * Bronte Society has over 2,000 members in the UK and the Haworth Museum has 75,000 visitors per year 16 b/w illustrationsWomen authors, EnglishBiographyAuthors, English19th centuryBiographyBronte, Anne, 1820-1849Women AuthorsAuthors, EnglishAuthorsLiterary CriticismBiography & AutobiographyWomen authors, EnglishAuthors, English823.8Holland Nick1380012MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910150524403321In search of Anne Bronte3420714UNINA