Novels of the Sisters Brontë: The life of Charlotte Brontë, by E. C. Gaskell; introduction and notes by Temple Scott and B. W. Willett (without general half-title)J. Grant, 1905 |
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Agnes Grey Anne Anne Brontë Anne's appeared aunt Birstall Branwell Brontë Branwell's Brussels character Charlotte Brontë Charlotte's church Cowan Bridge curate Currer Bell daughters dear Dewsbury Moor duty elder Emily Emily Brontë Emily's expression father fear feel G. H. LEWES Gaskell girls give governess happy Haworth heard heart hope interest Jane Eyre Keighley kind knew lady letter living London look Madame Héger Mary Messrs mind Miss Branwell Miss Brontë Miss Nussey Miss Wooler moors morning Napoléon nature never night opinion pain Papa parsonage Patrick Brontë pleasure poems published pupils quiet received reply respecting Roe Head seems sent Shirley sisters Smith speak spirits stay strong suffering Tabby tale tell thank things thought told took village walk week wish woman words write written wrote Wuthering Heights Yorkshire
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