![]() ![]() I still don't really care for those books, but now that I see them in their political and social context, I understand them better. ![]() I have found, on reading this book, that I have a greater appreciation for Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights now. The book moves at a brisk pace, quoting just enough of the literature to be relevant and not over-sampling. The author summarizes the books each sister wrote, along with their critical and popular reception. The women's books are, to some degree or another, vastly influenced by their experiences as middle-class women with little social standing. Second, it's an interesting look at the lives of the Bronte sisters, as well as their father, brother, and some of their friends. ![]() If you buy the Kindle version, the footnotes begin around 70% of the way through the book, so the last 30% of the book is not actual text. If you wanted to, you could pound this out in a day. ![]() I never could get into the Bronte sisters' actual works of fiction, but I had always heard that much of their fiction was based on their real life experiences, which is what led me to this book, which I really enjoyed for several reasons. ![]()
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