The Bronte Myth

Since 1857, hardly a year has gone by without some sort of Bronte 'biography' appearing. These range from pious accounts in Victorian conduct books to Freudian pyschobiographies, from plays, films and ballets to tourist brochures and images on tea-towels, from sensation-seeking penny-a-liners to meticulous works of sober scholarship. Each generation has rewritten the Brontes to reflect changing attitudes - towards… Ler mais sobre este item

Hardback. Acceptable.

London,, 2001. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 8vo. pp xiv, 320. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt on spine. Signed presentation from the author on the title page, ""For Sheilan Mary, from Lucasta Miller 11.1.01."" ISBN: 0224037455

London: Jonathan Cape, 2001.. 1st edition. "Each generation has rewritten the Brontes to reflect changing attitudes - towards the role of the woman writer, towards sexuality, towards the very concept of personality...'The Bronte Myth' gives vigorous new life to our understanding of the novelists and their culture". Pp.xvi/320, 23 black & white illustrations, a couple of spots to lower… Ler mais sobre este item

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

New York: Knopf. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375412778 . Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. First American Edition stated. ; 9.40 X 6.50 X 1.19 inches; 368 pages .

London: Jonathan Cape, 2001. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, top spine little bumped, minor edgewear jacket (top spine little creased). 320 pp. Lucasta Miller has written a vigorous new biography of Charlotte Bronte that adds to our understanding of the famous English novelist and her family and culture,… Ler mais sobre este item

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

Knopf, 2004-01-12. Hardcover. Like New. 6x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

Paperback. Good.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0375412778 .

Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2004. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover in near fine jacket..

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2003. Brown cloth boards with silver stamping to spine. Non fiction look at the three Bronte sisters who wrote at the very least two classic novels: Wuthering Heights and Jany Eyre. 351 pages. In mylar. . First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2005. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Anchor Books, New York, NY, 2005. Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Text appears clean. Binding is in good sturdy condition. Light tear and scuffing to the cover front page and rear page. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 1400078350. ISBN/EAN: 9781400078356. Pictures of this item not… Ler mais sobre este item

Anchor. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A fascinating and wonderfully readable deconstruction of the countless myths that have grown up around the Brontës. Since 1857, hardly a year has gone by without some sort of Bronte 'biography' appearing.