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Barbara
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Apr 12, 2011 12:52PM
I'm looking for a really juicy but true biography of the Brontes that really gets inside their lives and heads.Any suggestions?
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I would suggest Elizabeth Gaskill's biography of Emily Bronte which is on the web in its entirety, She was a friend, I believe, and a contemperary of the sisters. I cannot recall if she did a biography of either of the other sisters.
The Brontës by Juliet Barker is supposed to be the definitive biography of the Brontes. I don't know if it's juicy. I've heard that the Glaskell biography is not accurate and contains a lot of factual errors which is weird considering her relationship with them. The only issue with the Barker biography is that it's out of print.

