Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Chapter 1 Background and Society 1
Chapter 2 The Birth of Genius 10
Chapter 3 Yorkshire Beginnings 17
Chapter 4 Haworth and the Parsonage 28
Chapter 5 Parents and Children 37
Chapter 6 Childhood and Loss 41
Chapter 7 Education and Exploration 51
Chapter 8 Ambition and Restraints 61
Chapter 9 Work, Travel and Unrequited Love 72
Chapter 10 Publication and Disappointment 81
Chapter 11 'Three distinct and unconnected tales' 86
Chapter 12 Fame and Criticism 90
Chapter 13 Recognition and Loss 101
Chapter 14 'Dear, Gentle Anne' 106
Chapter 15 Agnes Grey 120
Chapter 16 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 127
Chapter 17 'The poor little woman of genius' 136
Chapter 18 The Professor 148
Chapter 19 Jane Eyre 154
Chapter 20 Shirley 164
Chapter 21 Villette 178
Chapter 22 'Stronger than a man, simpler than a child' 193
Chapter 23 Wuthering Heights 206
Chapter 24 Themes and Perspectives 221
Chapter 25 The Brontës Today 243
Bibliography 247
