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A Chainless Soul: A Life of Emily Brontë
The most gifted of her famous, troubled family, Emily Bronte has too often been portrayed in "storm-tossed, sentimental" biographies, according to Katherine Frank. Now Frank presents a startling new interpretation: pledged to self-denial and social isolation, Emily starved herself, contributing to her wild imagination. 16-page insert.
Paperback, 332 pages
Published
January 28th 1992
by Ballantine Books
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I always feel a certain amount of voyeuristic guilt in reading biographies, particularly those of private people. Any woman whose last words were "If you will send for a doctor, I will see him now." clearly knew what she wanted out of life, and what Emily Bronte wanted was to be left alone.
In the Biographical Notice of Ellis And Acton Bell, Charlotte comments "My sister Emily was not a person of demonstrative character, nor one, on whose mind and feelings, even tho...more
In the Biographical Notice of Ellis And Acton Bell, Charlotte comments "My sister Emily was not a person of demonstrative character, nor one, on whose mind and feelings, even tho...more
Having found myself on a "Bronte-kick", I turned to Katherine Frank's telling of Emily Bronte's life. Not nearly as academic as Edward Chitham's attempt, this book was much easier and more rounded. Mr. Chitham's account seemed painstakingly intent on pouring over every inch of Emily's poems, looking for clues but never really confident to fully exclaim a belief over the potential facets of her life.
Here, thanks to Ms. Franks, Emily is more accessible. Interestingly enough, the aut...more
Here, thanks to Ms. Franks, Emily is more accessible. Interestingly enough, the aut...more
Loved it. If you are a fan of the Brontes, you will enjoy this book. I could not put it down.
Intriguing. Not sure I buy all the interpertations of personality
or events.
or events.
Insightful, but I haven't read any other biography on the Bronte's to judge it properly. Frank's writing gets a little tedious in places and vague in others.
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I'm dubious, yet obsessed.
As anyone who has read Wuthering Heights probably has guessed, Emily Bronte was an unusual woman, with a rather tortured inner life. This bio explains her strange life.
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