ISBN The Oxford Companion to the Brontës ( Anniversary edition ) English

This special edition of The Oxford Companion to the Brontës commemorates the bicentenary of Emily Brontë's birth in July 1818 and provides comprehensive and detailed information about the lives works and reputations of the Brontës - the three sisters Charlotte Emily and Anne their father and their brother Branwell. Expanded entries surveying the Brontës' lives and works are supplemented by entries on friends and acquaintances pets literary and political heroes; on the places they knew and the places they imagined; on their letters drawings and paintings; on historical events such as Chartism the Peterloo Massacre and the Ashantee Wars; on exploration slavery and religion. Selected entries on the characters and places in the Brontë juvenilia provide a glimpse into their early imaginative worlds and entries on film ballet and musicals indicate the extent to which their works have inspired others. A new foreword to the text has been also penned by Clare Harman award-winning writer and literary critic and recent biographer of Charlotte Brontë. This is a unique and authoritative reference book for the research student and the general reader. The A-Z format extensive cross-referencing classified contents chronologies illustrations and maps both facilitate quick reference and encourage further exploration. This Companion is not only invaluable for quick searches but a delight to browse and an inspiration to further reading.