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Charlotte Bronte

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Charlotte Brontë's 'Biographical Notes on the Pseudonymous Bells' is a revelatory work that offers an intimate glimpse into the lives and literary identities of the Brontë siblings, who initially published under the pseudonyms Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Brontë's narrative melds factual biography with a deeply personal reflection on her family's experiences within the literary sphere, contrasting their public personas with their private struggles. Within this slender volume, readers will encounter a prose that is both elegiac and assertive, a testament to Brontë's dexterity as a writer and her commitment to shedding light on her family's collective genius against the backdrop of a constrained Victorian literary context. As an eminent figure of English literature, Charlotte Brontë was deeply steeped in the world of words, both as a consummate novelist and as a keen observer of her own storied family. 'Biographical Notes' was borne of her desire to set the record straight and to honor the literary achievements of her sisters, Emily and Anne, along with her own contributions under their shared guise. It reveals the complexities and societal pressures that shaped their creative output, as well as the tenacious spirit that saw Charlotte herself achieve lasting fame with works such as 'Jane Eyre' and 'Villette'. This edition, meticulously reproduced by DigiCat Publishing, is an essential piece for both scholars and enthusiasts of Brontë's work. It not only contextualizes the author's family history within the wider narrative of English literature but also offers touching insights into the lives behind some of the 19th century's most beloved novels. For anyone seeking to understand the intricate tapestry of the Brontë legacy, 'Biographical Notes on the Pseudonymous Bells' is a profound addition to their collection.

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Charlotte Brontë

Biographical Notes on the Pseudonymous Bells

 
EAN 8596547181422
DigiCat, 2022 Contact: [email protected]

Table of Contents

TWO SHORT PIECES BY CHARLOTTE BRÖNTE
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF ELLIS AND ACTON BELL
EDITOR’S PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION OF ‘WUTHERING HEIGHTS’
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TWO SHORT PIECES BY CHARLOTTE BRÖNTE

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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICEOF ELLIS AND ACTON BELL

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It has been thought that all the works published under the names of Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell were, in reality, the production of one person. This mistake I endeavoured to rectify by a few words of disclaimer prefixed to the third edition of ‘Jane Eyre.’ These, too, it appears, failed to gain general credence, and now, on the occasion of a reprint of ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Agnes Grey,’ I am advised distinctly to state how the case really stands.

Indeed, I feel myself that it is time the obscurity attending those two names—Ellis and Acton—was done away. The little mystery, which formerly yielded some harmless pleasure, has lost its interest; circumstances are changed. It becomes, then, my duty to explain briefly the origin and authorship of the books written by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.

About five years ago, my two sisters and myself, after a somewhat prolonged period of separation, found ourselves reunited, and at home. Resident in a remote district, where education had made little progress, and where, consequently, there was no inducement to seek social intercourse beyond our own domestic circle, we were wholly dependent on ourselves and each other, on books and study, for the enjoyments and occupations of life. The highest stimulus, as well as the liveliest pleasure we had known from childhood upwards, lay in attempts at literary composition; formerly we used to show each other what we wrote, but of late years this habit of communication and consultation had been discontinued; hence it ensued, that we were mutually ignorant of the progress we might respectively have made.

One day, in the autumn of 1845, I accidentally lighted on a MS. volume of verse in my sister Emily’s handwriting. Of course, I was not surprised, knowing that she could and did write verse: I looked it over, and something more than surprise seized me—a deep conviction that these were not common effusions, nor at all like the poetry women generally write. I thought them condensed and terse, vigorous and genuine. To my ear they had also a peculiar music—wild, melancholy, and elevating.