bront?, emily

Celebrating the joy of storytelling and the love of books, this story of the four motherless Bront? children shows how, through the power of reading novels, poetry, history and fables, they grew up to become some of English literature's finest writers.

"In the English countryside of the nineteenth century, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bront?--coping with an elderly father and a brother dedicated to drinking--find themselves confronting their family's stormy economic forturnes. And they do it their own way: overcoming difficulties and first failures with pride and courage; transforming their creative talents into a source of sustenance; and finally living lives of freedom"--Provided by publisher.

Collects essays that examine how Emily Bront? depicted the theme of class conflict in her "Wuthering Heights," providing historical context on Bront?'s life and times, and discussing the tensions between the Earnshaws and the Lintons, nineteenth-century class conventions, and twenty-first century perspectives on class conflict.

Young Emily and Charlotte Bront? solve a mystery.

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Emily Bront?'s "Wuthering Heights", as well as discussion of the characters and themes, and includes study questions.

Young Emily and Charlotte Bront? investigate a possible connection between a series of local burglaries and rumors that a neighbor's death may not have been accidental.

Reinterprets the mysterious and troubled life of 19th century English author Emily Bronte.

Places the lives and works of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte in a historical perspective and explores the social and political conditions that influenced the sisters' writings.

An exploration of the lives of the Bront? sisters and the time in which they lived.

An annotated edition complete with textual commentary, seventeen poems and selections from Emily Bronte's diary, and contemporary reviews of the novel.