{"product_id":"the-life-of-charlotte-bronte-9781800313248","title":"The Life of Charlotte Bronte","description":"\u003ci\u003eAs far as she could see, her life was ordained to be lonely, and she must subdue her nature to her life, and, if possible, bring the two into harmony. When she could employ herself in fiction, all was comparatively well. The characters were her companions in the quiet hours, which she spent utterly alone, unable often to stir out of doors for many days together.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elizabeth Gaskell took inspiration from letters sent by Charlotte to Ellen Nussey to write this biography of her friend. The first edition was published in 1857 to popular acclaim, and remains the most significant study of the famous author. Charlotte was the eldest of the three Brontë sisters and whose novels became classics of English literature such as\u003ci\u003e Jane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVillette\u003c\/i\u003e. This captivating biography takes the reader from Charlotte's early childhood with her sisters, explores her writings, her marriage and her tragic death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Gaskell \u003c\/b\u003e(1810-65) was born in London and grew up in Cheshire. In her mid-twenties, she started having poems and prose sketches published in journals, and she eventually became one of the most prominent authors of the Victorian era, with novels such as \u003ci\u003eMary Barton\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCranford\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth and South\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWives and Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e examining social inequalities in provincial England. Her most influential nonfiction work was the biography \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Charlotte Brontë\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hero","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495314460946,"sku":"9781800313248","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aed76a47-9727-48f6-80a2-9456d36a67fa.jpg?v=1730680343","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-of-charlotte-bronte-9781800313248","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}