The Poems of Charlotte Bronte and Patrick Branwell Bronte [Large Paper Copy 1/500]

Bronte, Charlotte Patrick Branwell Bronte

Published by Shakespeare Head Press, Oxford, 1934

About this Item

Octavo, Gilt lettered and decorated spine. Some browning of the pages. Leather spine label has light scuffs. This is one of just 500 copies of the Large Paper Edition of this book. It is very scarce and not seen as often as the other editions of this title. Branwell is regarded as the black sheep of the family. He was a drunkard and opium addict whose artistic and literary talents were never realized. Although he was extremely prolific from the time of his young manhood, producing scores of pieces of prose narrative and poetry, he was published only a handful of times in local newspapers during his lifetime and is hardly considered in light of his own literary endeavors. Instead, he is more often described in terms of his influence on the remaining Brontės. According to several scholars, Branwell's presence in the household contributed to a certain "peculiarity" in his sisters' writings. His shocking and decadent lifestyle provided fodder for the coarseness of a novel like Charlotte's Jane Eyre, the wildness of Emily's highly imaginative Wuthering Heights, and the degradation and ruin detailed in Anne's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Though in total Branwell's writings outnumber the entire literary output of his sisters, reviewers have generally dismissed his work with scorn. A small number of modern Brontė critics blame this reaction on the fact that only fragments of Branwell's work are in print and believe that a full and accurate assessment can occur only when all of his scattered writings have been made accessible to readers. Seller Inventory # 025591

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Poems of Charlotte Bronte and Patrick ...

Publisher: Shakespeare Head Press, Oxford

Publication Date: 1934

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good/No Jacket

Edition: Limited.