The Complete Novels of the Brontë Sisters

by Charlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë

This carefully crafted ebook: “The Complete Novels of the Brontë Sisters ” contains 8 books in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.


This collection of the works of Emily, Anne and Charlotte Brontë includes the following novels:


Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1847

Shirley by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1849

Villette by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1853

The Professor by Charlotte Brontë, published after her death in 1857

Emma by Charlotte Brontë (unfinished), published in 1860.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, published in 1848

Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë, published in 1847

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë, published in 1848


The Brontë Sisters (1818-1855), Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë were sisters and writers whose novels have become classics.Before writing novels, the sisters first published a volume of poetry in 1846. Many novels of the Charlotte, Emily, and Anne are based on women in Victorian England and the difficulties that they faced like few employment opportunities, dependence on men in the families for support, and social expectations.

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2418 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1899

About the author

Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist, the eldest out of the three famous Brontë sisters whose novels have become standards of English literature. See also Emily Brontë and Anne Brontë.

Charlotte Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, the third of six children, to Patrick Brontë (formerly "Patrick Brunty"), an Irish Anglican clergyman, and his wife, Maria Branwell. In April 1820 the family moved a few miles to Haworth, a remote town on the Yorkshire moors, where Patrick had been appointed Perpetual Curate. This is where the Brontë children would spend most of their lives. Maria Branwell Brontë died from what was thought to be cancer on 15 September 1821, leaving five daughters and a son to the care of her spinster sister Elizabeth Branwell, who moved to Yorkshire to help the family.

In August 1824 Charlotte, along with her sisters Emily, Maria, and Elizabeth, was sent to the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire, a new school for the daughters of poor clergyman (which she would describe as Lowood School in Jane Eyre). The school was a horrific experience for the girls and conditions were appalling. They were regularly deprived of food, beaten by teachers and humiliated for the slightest error. The school was unheated and the pupils slept two to a bed for warmth. Seven pupils died in a typhus epidemic that swept the school and all four of the Brontë girls became very ill - Maria and Elizabeth dying of tuberculosis in 1825. Her experiences at the school deeply affected Brontë - her health never recovered and she immortalised the cruel and brutal treatment in her novel, Jane Eyre. Following the tragedy, their father withdrew his daughters from the school.

At home in Haworth Parsonage, Charlotte and the other surviving children — Branwell, Emily, and Anne — continued their ad-hoc education. In 1826 her father returned home with a box of toy soldiers for Branwell. They would prove the catalyst for the sisters' extraordinary creative development as they immediately set to creating lives and characters for the soldiers, inventing a world for them which the siblings called 'Angria'. The siblings became addicted to writing, creating stories, poetry and plays. Brontë later said that the reason for this burst of creativity was that:

'We were wholly dependent on ourselves and each other, on books and study, for the enjoyments and occupations of life. The highest stimulus, as well as the liveliest pleasure we had known from childhood upwards, lay in attempts at literary composition.'

After her father began to suffer from a lung disorder, Charlotte was again sent to school to complete her education at Roe Head school in Mirfield from 1831 to 1832, where she met her lifelong friends and correspondents, Ellen Nussey and Mary Taylor. During this period (1833), she wrote her novella The Green Dwarf under the name of Wellesley. The school was extremely small with only ten pupils meaning the top floor was completely unused and believed to be supposedly haunted by the ghost of a young lady dressed in silk. This story fascinated Brontë and inspired the figure of Mrs Rochester in Jane Eyre.

Brontë left the school after a few years, however she swiftly returned in 1835 to take up a position as a teacher, and used her wages to pay for Emily and Anne to be taught at the school. Teaching did not appeal to Brontë and in 1838 she left Roe Head to become a governess to the Sidgewick family -- partly from a sense of adventure and a desire to see the world, and partly from financial necessity.

Charlotte became pregnant soon after her wedding, but her health declined rapidly and, according to biographer Elizabeth Gaskell, she was attacked by "sensations of perpetual nausea and ever-recurring faintness." She died, with her unborn child, on 31 March 1855.

Reviews

[Pam Holmes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read all of Charlotte Brontes books and have read Wuthering Heights by Emily, but I had never read anything by Anne. I had the the chance to visit The child home of the Bronte siblings when I was in the UK last year and bought this book and literally devoured it. I loved the story, the characterizations, the symbolism, biblical references, etc. I highly recommend it. I gave it as a gift to a good friend and she couldn't put it down, either.

[Miria TheBookHunter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Avendo a disposizioni il più famoso (o nel caso di Emily, l'unico) romanzo di ognuna di loro è possibile comparare lo stile di scrittura, le somiglianze e le differenze nello svolgimento della trama.
Anne con Agnes Grey, Charlotte con Jane Eyre e Emily con Cime tempestose. Come bonus qualche poesie di tutte e tre.

[Alicia Dimas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wuthering Heights, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Jane Eyre

I read all the novels but looking back I now think it was a waste of time. I think Wuthering Heights, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Jane Eyre are the only novels worth reading.
In my opinion, Charlotte's novels are repetitive and extremely misogynistic. Jane Eyre is compelling and well written.
Anne's novels are full of religious messages and, although I found The Tenant somewhat interesting in the way it approaches women's lifes in the nineteenth century, I felt like she struggled to combine the two narratives, opting for the easy solution of letter writing.
As for Wuthering Heights, I think it's a masterpiece and I am sorry Emily didn't write more novels.

[Tom Walsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall” By Anne Bronte 1848

[Mark Carroll · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent collection of all the works published by the sisters. I came across the Bronte Sisters through Jane Eyer on Amazon Prime. I had long been a fan of Jane Austin, and think Charlotte Bronte came up as a suggested author. Well, what a treat that turned out to be! These women were very much pioneers in asserting themselves into a prohibited publishing world. Like Austin, they bring a fresh touch to novels and also help one to understand the plight of women in that age and society in general. By the way, Amazon Prime has a special on the Bronte Sisters which I commend - To Walk Invisible - and that is what these sisters had to do.

[Jenifer Lavery · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting if not enjoyable

Having previously read Jane Eyre (wonderful), Wuthering heights (madingly brilliant) and wild fell hall (sad), I contented myself this time to read the others. Agnes grey was lovely, short and engaging, Shirley was perfectly fine but it parts confusing and the ending frustrating, I loved villette until the end and the professor was written well though the main character did not deserve the happiness he got

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contained 7 works of the Bronte sisters and I could not resist rereading Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, 2 of my favourite books from my youth! I enjoyed reading Charlotte's, fairly autobiographical The Professor, for the first time but, it was Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte that I really enjoyed, I was impressed that her approach was more honest and less romantic than that of her sisters.

[R · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a beautiful compilation!

I truly enjoyed every word of this Brontë sisters compilation. The stories were richly written, and full of emotion. Skillfully written, all the stories in this book moved me in different ways. I am a huge fan of the Brontë sisters books, and it was a genuine pleasure to read them once again.

[Samuel]

Wuthering Heights review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Jane Eyre review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Graeme Couch · Rating 3 out of 5]

A classic

One of the classics it is good to read from time to time. A fine reminder of the rich heritage of human language and expression.

[Viki Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just Classic - hope they are still getting them to read these in schools.

[Susan]

Available FREE today (9/8/2020)

[john r shell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slow

Slow repetitive read with too much opinionated religion. If I want religion I will read the Bible. All their works are the same endeavor.

[Miguel A. Cuesta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading these stories

[Catillbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Parto con una premessa: sono pessima con i classici, ne ho letti solo un paio in tutta la mia vita quindi potrei non essere il giudice migliore in questo campo. Per l’evento abbiamo deciso di non parlarvi tutte di tutti e tre i libri, ma di portarvi, ognuna di noi, la recensione di soltanto un romanzo a testa, quello scelto da me è Cime Tempestose, per cui vi parlerò di lui.

Cime Tempestose narra la storia di Heathcliff, del suo amore per Catherine, e di come questa passione alla fine li distrugga entrambi: tema centrale del libro è difatti l’effetto distruttivo che il senso di gelosia e lo spirito di vendetta possono avere sugli individui. La storia è raccontata come una sorta di lungo racconto che Ellen Dean (la governante della famiglia) racconta al signor Lockwood, il nuovo affittuario di Thrushcross Grange. La narrazione quindi avviene da un narratore esterno ai protagonisti, ma che comunque viene coinvolto nelle vicende. Anche se pubblicato circa a metà ‘800, la storia narrata risale a fine ‘700/ inizio ‘800. La narrazione è molto lineare e coerente, ricca di dettagli futili, ma questo dettaglio conferisce soprattutto veridicità al tutto poiché risulta proprio come se davvero una governante un po’ impicciona stesse qui a riferire il tutto. Non mancano comunque anche le idee che si fa sulla situazione il signor Lockwood. La lettura mi è risultata molto interessante, anche se un po’ pedante e petulante, ammetto che se non avessi letto il romanzo per un evento, ma per letture mie private, ci avrei messo molto più tempo.


Le descrizioni sono molto ricche e prolisse, a volte anche contenenti dettagli inutili per la storia, ma come vi dicevo questo non è un difetto bensì un pregio considerando chi è il narratore principale della storia. Come ambientazione ci troviamo nelle lande dello Yorkshire, ricche quindi di vegetazione e che permette un’immaginario molto suggestivo. Posti che sicuramente nella mia vita voglio visitare e che mi hanno fatto davvero sognare.
I personaggi, posso dirlo? Sono i più odiosi di cui io abbia mai letto. Viziati e dispettosi oltre ogni limite, non capisco davvero come abbiano fatto a non ammazzarsi l’un l’altro entro la fine del romanzo. Vengono spesso definiti pieni di passione, ma credo sia un tipo di passione tutto loro. Mi è stato difficile empatizzare con loro visto che li ho trovati insopportabili, ma allo stesso tempo hanno avuto una caratterizzazione assai affascinante ai miei occhi poiché non mi passava assolutamente la voglia di legger di loro, ma aumentava, piuttosto, il desiderio di scoprire quale altro guaio avrebbero commesso. Quindi, sì, ho sentimenti contrastanti a riguardo.


In fine, posso dire tranquillamente che Cime Tempestore non rientrerà tra i miei libri preferiti, ma sicuramente ha rappresentato per me una lettura piacevole e a cui penserò nel tempo, conservandole comunque un posto nel mio cuore. Non vedo l’ora di leggere le opere delle altre due sorelle poiché sono rimasta molto affascinata. Dò quindi un voto di 4 stelline, perché anche se non ho apprezzato particolarmente i personaggi, ritengo la storia davvero ben scritta e costruita. Il tema dell’amore, che diciamo è al centro di tutto, è trattato con molta forza e fervore, tipici delle storie di quei tempi, e ho adorato di leggere di storie tanto appassionate.

[Tracy Riva · Rating 3 out of 5]

The correct title of the book, as seen even on the photo of it for this edition is The Bronte Sisters Complete Novels Illustrated. It is a collection of the works of Emily, Anne and Charlotte Bronte. The only "work" missing is Charlotte Bronte's Emma. This is because she wrote only two chapters of the work before her death. The rest was finished posthumously by another author.

The Bronte Sisters Complete Novels Illustrated is a joy in that it has all of the sister's works together in one place. It allows for easy comparison between the works and their styles. However, the volume is not without its flaws. It has no footnotes for phrases in French, or those which are out of date; the male characters speak in a manner so flowery and out of character one has to laugh at moments; and a religious undertone runs through nearly all of the novels, a hazard of both the times and the sisters being reared by a father who was a parson.

I am not going to quote any of the works here since it is a compilation and it would raise one author or work above the others if I were to do so. Let it suffice to say that if you can take into account the volume's petty annoyances, it is worth reading. The novels contained within it are classics and with the exception of their rather flowery speech very well-written. The characters come across strongly and are well rounded. All-in-all The Bronte Sisters Complete Novels Illustrated is an enjoyable escape.

The Bronte Sisters Complete Novels Illustrated copyright 2006 by CRW Publishing Limited, 69 Gloucester Crescent, London NW17EG

[Felicia Lopez-Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This hunk of a book was where I spent so many lazy hours (probably 10 hours a day) just escaping. Who knew all 3 sisters would've had such amazing writings and so dark and lovely.

[Julianna Rich]

yes because its a nice story to read about all
of the girls and their brothers lives and what
struggles they went through and what made
them happy. It's cool to see how each child is
their own person yet they all share the same
love for their father and for what they love.
It also shows that even through hard times they
have each other