The Infernal World Of Branwell Bronte
$28.46
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
20 July 2006
Summary
As a bold and gifted child, Branwell Bronte’s promise seemed boundless to the three adoring sisters over whom his rule was complete. But as an adult, the precocious flame of genius distorted and burned low. With neither the strength nor the resources to counter rejection, unable to sell his paintings or publish his books, Branwell became a spectre in the Bronte story, in pathetic contrast with the astonishing achievements of his sisters.
Daphne du Maurier concentrates all her biograph…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844080755 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844080757 |
| Author: | Justine Picardy, Daphne du Maurier |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2006 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Miss du Maurier has brought to the art of the biography the narrative urgency which gives such animation to her storytelling * New York Times Book Review *Daphne du Maurier has no equal * Daily Telegraph *Her craftsmanship has made of the material something more than a case of literary research; almost one feels that she is unravelling a long distorted mystery * Kirkus Reviews *
About The Author
Justine Picardy
Daphne du Maurier was born in 1906 and educated at home and in Paris. She began writing in 1928, and many of her bestselling novels were set in Cornwall, where she lived for most of her life. She was made a DBE in 1969 and died in 1989.
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