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Charlotte Bronte

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In 'Albion & Marina,' Charlotte Brontë crafts an ardent narrative of love challenged by fate. Penned at the tender age of 14, this embryonic work anticipates the emotional depth and intensity that would hallmark her later novels. Brontë's literary style in this romance is characterized by rich language and a keen exploration of character, set against the broader tapestry of societal norms of her time. The literary context of 'Albion & Marina' further enriches our understanding of Brontë's early development as a writer and precociously showcases her burgeoning talent for dissecting the vicissitudes of the human heart within the restrictive Victorian milieu. The manuscript, 'Albion & Marina,' provides insight into the formative years of a literary prodigy. Charlotte Brontë, raised in the isolated parsonage of Haworth, was no stranger to introspection and creativity, which often became an escape from her personal tragedies. Alongside her sisters, Charlotte constructed intricate worlds in juvenile writings, where her feminist underpinnings and empathy for the disenfranchised began to surface; it's evident that these early leanings influenced her maiden voyage into the genre of romance. Her acute awareness of the constraints placed upon women, and her yearning to voice their silent struggles, hint at the powerful advocate she would become for women's inner lives. 'Albion & Marina' comes highly recommended for enthusiasts of Brontë's oeuvre and those interested in the genesis of a literary giant. Although it may not posses the polish of her mature works, it is indispensable for understanding the roots of Brontë's impassioned advocacy for the emotional lives of women. Readers will find themselves ensnared by the promise of Brontë's early voice and the timeless story of love it tells—rendered all the more poignant by the young age at which she grasped such complex themes.

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Charlotte Brontë

Albion & Marina

 
EAN 8596547001584
DigiCat, 2022 Contact: [email protected]

Table of Contents

PREFACE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII

PREFACE

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I have written this tale out of malignity for the injuries that have lately been offered to me. Many parts, especially the former, were composed under a mysterious influence that I cannot account for.

My reader will easily recognise the characters through the thin veil which I have thrown over them. I have considerably flattered Lady Zenobia Zelzia Ellrington. She is not nearly so handsome as I have represented her, and she strove far more vigorously to oust some one from another person’s good graces than I say. But her endeavours failed. Albion has hitherto stood firm. What he will do I cannot pretend to even guess; but I think that Marina’s incomparable superiority will prevail over her Frenchified rival, who, as all the world knows, is a miller, jockey, talker, bluestocking, charioteer, and beldam united in one….

The conclusion is wholly destitute of any foundation in truth, and I did it out of revenge. Albion and Marina are both alive and well for aught I know.

One thing, however, will certainly break my heart, and that is the admission of any scandal against Tree (the publisher); but I hope my readers will pardon me for it, as I promise to make amends with usury next time I write a book.

C. Wellesley

October 12th, 1830

I wrote this in four hours. C.B.

CHAPTER I

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Albion

There is a certain sweet little pastoral village in the south of England with which I am better acquainted than most men. The scenery around it possesses no distinguished characteristic of romantic grandeur or wildness that might figure to advantage in a novel, to which high title this brief narrative sets up no pretentions.

Neither rugged lofty rocks, nor mountains dimly huge, mark with frowns the undisturbed face of nature; but little peaceful valleys, low hills crowned with wood, murmuring cascades and streamlets, richly cultivated fields, farmhouses, cottages, and a wide river, form all the scenic features. And every hamlet has one or more great men.

This had one and he was ‘na-sheep-shanks’. Every ear in the world had heard of his fame, and every tongue could bear testimony to it. I shall name him the Duke of Strathelleraye, and by that name the village was likewise denominated.

For more than thirty miles around every inch of ground belonged to him and every man was his retainer.

The magnificent villa, or rather palace, of this noble, stood on an eminence, surrounded by a vast park and the embowering shade of an ancient wood, proudly seeming to claim the allegiance of all the countryside.