Gaskell had to deal with rather sensitive issues, toning down some of her material: in the case of her description of the Clergy Daughters' School, attended by Charlotte and her sisters, this was to avoid legal action from the Rev. William Carus Wilson, the founder of the school. The published text does not go so far as to blame him for the deaths of two Brontë sisters, but even so the Carus Wilson family published a rebuttal with the title "A refutation of the statements in 'The life of Charlotte Bronte,' regarding the Casterton Clergy Daughters' School, when at Cowan Bridge".
Although quite frank in many places, Gaskell suppressed details of Charlotte's love for Constantin Héger, a married man, on the grounds that it would be too great an affront to contemporary morals and a possible source of distress to Charlotte's living friends, father Patrick Brontë and husband.[1] She also suppressed any reference to Charlotte's romance with George Smith, her publisher, who was also publishing the biography. In 2017, The Guardian named The Life of Charlotte Brontë one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time.[2]
^McCrum, Robert (17 April 2017). "The 100 best nonfiction books: No 63 – The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell (1857)". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
ReferencesEdit
Lane, Margaret. The Brontë Story: A reconsideration of Mrs. Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë. 1953.
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life, charlotte, brontë, posthumous, biography, charlotte, brontë, english, author, elizabeth, gaskell, first, edition, published, 1857, smith, elder, major, source, hundreds, letters, sent, brontë, lifelong, friend, ellen, nussey, title, page, first, edition,. The Life of Charlotte Bronte is the posthumous biography of Charlotte Bronte by English author Elizabeth Gaskell The first edition was published in 1857 by Smith Elder amp Co A major source was the hundreds of letters sent by Bronte to her lifelong friend Ellen Nussey The Life of Charlotte BronteTitle page of the first edition 1857AuthorElizabeth GaskellCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreBiographyPublisherSmith Elder amp Co Publication date1857Gaskell had to deal with rather sensitive issues toning down some of her material in the case of her description of the Clergy Daughters School attended by Charlotte and her sisters this was to avoid legal action from the Rev William Carus Wilson the founder of the school The published text does not go so far as to blame him for the deaths of two Bronte sisters but even so the Carus Wilson family published a rebuttal with the title A refutation of the statements in The life of Charlotte Bronte regarding the Casterton Clergy Daughters School when at Cowan Bridge Although quite frank in many places Gaskell suppressed details of Charlotte s love for Constantin Heger a married man on the grounds that it would be too great an affront to contemporary morals and a possible source of distress to Charlotte s living friends father Patrick Bronte and husband 1 She also suppressed any reference to Charlotte s romance with George Smith her publisher who was also publishing the biography In 2017 The Guardian named The Life of Charlotte Bronte one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time 2 Notes Edit Lane 1953 pp 178 183 McCrum Robert 17 April 2017 The 100 best nonfiction books No 63 The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth Gaskell 1857 The Guardian Guardian News and Media Limited Retrieved 1 January 2018 References EditLane Margaret The Bronte Story A reconsideration of Mrs Gaskell s Life of Charlotte Bronte 1953 External links EditComplete text nbsp The Life of Charlotte Bronte public domain audiobook at LibriVox Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Life of Charlotte Bronte amp oldid 1180816127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
