Branwell Brontë / by Winifred Gerin
1961, First Edition. London ; New York : Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Previous owner's inscription to front free end paper. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #458029
Physical description; xi pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 338 pages, 17 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits, map, facsimiles ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes "Sources of evidence": pages 319-323 and index. Contents; Part one. Little Bany. -- The only boy -- Maria -- Father and son -- The young men -- Part two. Young Soult the rhymer. -- The editor -- "Chief genius Charlotte" -- Patrick Benjamin Wiggins -- Part three. The great Verdopolis. -- Angrian politics -- London -- "Misery" -- Part four. The wanderer. -- The portrait painter -- "My home is not my home" -- Mr. Postlethwaite's tutor -- Clerk to the railway -- Part five. Northangerland. -- Against the ropes -- Lydia -- Maria Thurston -- "Our Lady of Greif" -- Part six. The castaway. -- The broken dream -- The weary are at rest. Subjects; Brontë, Patrick Branwell 1817-1848. Bronte, Branwell. Brontë, Patrick Branwell 1817-1848 Biography. Brontë family. 1800-1899. Authors, English 19th century Criticism and interpretation. Painters Great Britain 19th century Criticism and interpretation.
Price: €30.00