The Wisdom of Charlotte Brontë
Thoughts Gathered from Her Novels
$19.98
- Hardcover
80 pages
- Release Date
6 May 2026
Summary
‘Cheerfulness is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us.’
From Jane Eyre to Lucy Snowe, Charlotte Brontë’s heroines think deeply on how to live a fulfilling life, often expressing passionate beliefs, heartfelt advice and pragmatic philosophy. This inspirational selection of short quotations, revealing their – and their author’s – innermost thoughts on early Victorian times, remains surprisingly relev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781851246748 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1851246746 |
| Author: | Charlotte Brontë, Grace Milne Rae, Polly Teale |
| Publisher: | Bodleian Library |
| Imprint: | Bodleian Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 162g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 110mm x 170mm |
Critics Review
The quotations included here span [Charlotte Brontë’s] whole life, taking in her thoughts on prejudice, poetry, men, women and even teachers and pupils, and are presented in a way that makes dipping in and out of this book’s pages a genuine pleasure.
– Terry Freedman * Off the Shelves *Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) was the eldest of the Brontë sisters.
Grace Milne Rae (1885–1987) was the daughter of Scottish novelist Janet Milne Rae.
Polly Teale was the former artistic director of Shared Experience Theatre Company for whom she wrote and directed an award-winning trilogy of Brontë themed plays: Jane Eyre, Brontë, and After Mrs Rochester. She is now an arts psychotherapist.
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