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Emma
In the very last month before her death at the age of thirty-nine, at the height of her powers, Charlotte Brontë set the scene of a new novel called Emma. A child spiritually oppressed, a school run on shallow and mercenary principles, a brutish schoolmistress, a quiet observer of the injustice and cruelty--it contained the same preoccupations which elsewhere had called fo...more
Paperback, 60 pages
Published
August 1st 1983
by Bantam Books
(first published January 1st 1980)
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The Works of Charlotte Bronte:
1. The Professor
2. Emma
3. Poems
This fragment, the last literary effort of the author of 'Jane Eyre', appeared in the 'Cornhill Magazine' fro April, 1860, preceded by the following introduction from the pen of its editor, Mr. W.M. Thackeray, entitled: - Tje Last Sketch.
Charlotte Bronte was only able to write two chapters of her last and unfinished work.
Clare Boylan wrote Emma Brown gave a final version of the above manuscrip...more
The Works of Charlotte Bronte:
1. The Professor
2. Emma
3. Poems
This fragment, the last literary effort of the author of 'Jane Eyre', appeared in the 'Cornhill Magazine' fro April, 1860, preceded by the following introduction from the pen of its editor, Mr. W.M. Thackeray, entitled: - Tje Last Sketch.
Charlotte Bronte was only able to write two chapters of her last and unfinished work.
Clare Boylan wrote Emma Brown gave a final version of the above manuscrip...more
Victorian literature is the literature produced during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), tend to be idealized portraits of difficult lives, perseverance and love in civil society….
The main elements in Victorian and pre-Victorian literature, are mostly hidden loves, jelousy, planned marriages for money and social positions, women’s situation both in family and the society, and the roll of Church which dominate all over the society. One can not deny the roll of Victorian novels, specially w...more
The main elements in Victorian and pre-Victorian literature, are mostly hidden loves, jelousy, planned marriages for money and social positions, women’s situation both in family and the society, and the roll of Church which dominate all over the society. One can not deny the roll of Victorian novels, specially w...more
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It is unfortunate that Charlotte Bronte passed away before she could finish Emma. I would have liked to have read the story she wanted to tell.
This story, however, is merely tolerable. The reason for which can be laid entirely at the door of "Another Lady." I don't know what she was thinking; at times it almost seems as if the story is going to plunge into a gothic bodice-ripping romance instead of Bronte's moodier fare. Not that I have anything against bodice-rippers, I just prefer to have the...more
This story, however, is merely tolerable. The reason for which can be laid entirely at the door of "Another Lady." I don't know what she was thinking; at times it almost seems as if the story is going to plunge into a gothic bodice-ripping romance instead of Bronte's moodier fare. Not that I have anything against bodice-rippers, I just prefer to have the...more
Is there a female alive that has not at some point been a bit of an Emma? And hasn't every female experienced bafflement due to an Emma placing her, at some point in her journey, in a situation with a member of the opposite sex that brought on a feeling of complete and utter mortification? THAT is why I love this book. I have lived the roles from various perspectives, and I have observed Emma in the lives of others.
I don't know why more people don't know about this book. I ran across it in a used bookstore and have loved it ever since! It was an unfinished fragment by Charlotte Bronte that was finished by "another lady"--real name unknown at ths point. Would make a great historical romance/mystery miniseries!
Read this in a class on 19th century British literature and enjoyed discussing it in class more than actually reading it, thanks to the superb lectures of Professor Elaine Scarry. In any case, we'll always have Cher & Elton ;)
THis is a very short intro into what was to be Charlotte Bronte's last novel. Unfortunately she did not get very far into it before she met her untimely death. I have read "Emma Brown" which was taken from the first few chapters that Charlotte wrote and then made into a story that the new author came up with. I love Emma Brown, so I wanted to read what Charlotte herself had written. I really wish she could've finished Emma - I would've liked to see what her ideas for Emma and the other character...more
This was interesting. I'm sure that the book took a much different path than was originally intended by Charlotte Bronte.
My first ever attempt on a Victorian novel. I chose a less popular one by Charlotte Bronte because I thought the story was simple and enjoyable. And I was right.
This book felt like poorly written Agatha Christie's, not like Bronte's one.
Love it! Felt like I was back in time.
Ik was eigenlijk vooral benieuwd naar dit boek omdat het (weliswaar maar een klein stukje) was geschreven door Charlotte Brontë. Het verhaal zelf viel wel goed mee eigenlijk, maar ik vraag me af hoe het zou zijn afgelopen, mocht Charlotte Brontë het hele verhaal zelf hebben geschreven. (Want ergens had ik gelezen dat zij enkel de 1e twee hoofdstukken had geschreven, waarna de rest is verder geschreven door een onbekende vrouw). Achja, we zullen het nooit weten.
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This was not a bad book, but it did not seem as Brontesque as I was hoping. The plot seems rushed and forced upon the characters, readers, and, unfortunately, Bronte. There is an excellent attempt at the language in the beginning, but seems to fade as the story progresses. Nevertheless, it is, undeniably, an interesting read.
This book was written by Charlotte Bronte and 'another lady.' The other lady finishing Charlotte's unfinished work. I could definitely tell where Charlotte ended and 'another lady' began, and at that point, all Brontesque was thrown out the door. But if you read it without thinking that it's a mutilation of a great Bronte story, you'll really like it.
I was very surprised to learn that "Another Lady" wrote the majority of this novel. I felt the first 10 chapters seemed very true to Bronte's form and intent, but there's a transition where the writing became rushed, the plot forced, and the dialect not true to the Bronte era. Overall, worth reading.
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Charlotte Brontë was a British novelist, the eldest out of the three famous Brontë sisters whose novels have become standards of English literature. See also Emily Brontë and Anne Brontë.
Charlotte Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, the third of six children, to Patrick Brontë (formerly "Patrick Brunty"), an Irish Anglican clergyman, and his wife, Maria Branwell. In April 1820 the fam...more
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Charlotte Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, the third of six children, to Patrick Brontë (formerly "Patrick Brunty"), an Irish Anglican clergyman, and his wife, Maria Branwell. In April 1820 the fam...more
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