In the Footsteps of the Brontës

by Mrs Ellis H. Chadwick

Overview

A few years after Esther Alice Chadwick (fl. 1882–1928) – who wrote under the name Mrs Ellis H. Chadwick – had read a copy of Elizabeth Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë, she moved to a house near the Haworth vicarage where the Brontë family had lived. As a result, Chadwick was able to speak to many people who had known the family, and in 1914 she published this extensive biography of the family. Beginning with the Irish ancestry of the three famous sisters, Charlotte (1816–55), Emily (1818–48) and Anne (1820–49), she traces their short but eventful lives. Chadwick examines their early years and the influence of their father, Patrick, his work in the ministry and the family's time at Haworth. Later chapters are devoted to the sisters' education and their literary output, seeking to understand their extraordinary creativity amid the difficult circumstances of their life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108034166
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/27/2011
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
Pages:	604
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.34(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The Brontë Irish ancestry, 1777–1802; 2. Patrick Brontë's training for the ministry. Cambridge, 1802–5; 3. The Rev. Patrick Brontë at Hartshead, 1811–15; 4. The Rev. Patrick Brontë at Thornton, 1815–20; 5. Haworth, 1820–4; 6. Cowan Bridge, July, 1824–June, 1825; 7. Haworth, 1825–31; 8. Dewsbury, 1831–2; 9. Haworth, Roe Head and Dewsbury Moor, 1832–8; 10. Emily Brontë at Law Hill, Southowram, 1836–9; 11. Charlotte Brontë's offers of marriage, 1839; 12. Branwell Brontë and the curates at Haworth, 1839–42; 13. Anne Brontë; 14. Rawdon, March–December 1841; 15. London, 1842–8; 16. Brussels, January–November 1842; 17. M. and Madame Heger; 18. The Brontës' experience at the Pensionnat; 19. Charlotte Brontë's second year at Brussels; 20. Why Charlotte Brontë left Brussels so abruptly; 21. The attempt to earn a livelihood, 1844–5; 22. The publishing venture, 1845–6; 23. The first Brontë novels, 1845–7; 24. Wuthering Heights; 25. Charlotte and Anne Brontë's visit to London. Death of Branwell and Emily Brontë; 26. Shirley, 1848–9; 27. Death of Anne Brontë, 1849; 28. Charlotte Brontë's visits to London, 1849–50; 29. Charlotte Brontë's first and second visit to the English Lakes, 1850; 30. Charlotte Brontë's sixth visit to London, 1851; 31. Rev. A. B. Nicholls; 32. Charlotte Brontë's engagement, marriage, and death; 33. Memorials; Works by the Brontës; Index.