Anne Brontë: A Biography

by Winifred Gérin

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, History, Books About Books, Biography Memoir

372 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

Reviews

[Melanie Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed and was inspired by this biography of Anne Bronte. Gerin paints a portrait of a thoughtful, courageous writer, whose works deserve acclamation along with those of her sisters.

[Trevor Harvey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review contains spoilers.

There is little biographical information on Anne Brontë so Gérin is forced to make extensive use of her (Brontë's) poems and novels to provide a narrative of her life.

This approach is not one of which I usually approve, but I make an exception in this case, because Gérin makes the links between the author and the woman so skilfully and because, frankly, the book would be a very thin offering otherwise.

Gérin's biography was the first to treat Anne as an individual rather than merely as an appendage to her two elder sisters. And for this we should always be grateful to Gérin.

[Tyson David · Rating 5 out of 5]

If one wants to read a Bronte biography that is centered on the least popular of the trio, this is the one. The prose is excellent, and in particular Gerin sheds light on the murky relationship the youngest Bronte had with her faith.

[خلُود · Rating 3 out of 5]

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