The Mother of the Brontës - 200th anniversary edition

Sharon Wright

£14.99


Maria Branwell has spent 200 years in the shadow of her extraordinary children, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë.
This first ever biography of Mrs Brontë appears as a beautiful bicentenary paperback edition, including a newly-commissioned portrait of Maria at thirty-eight, based on the only two existing images in the Brontë Collection.
Sharon Wright’s critically-acclaimed biography reveals Maria’s fascinating life as a Regency gentlewoman who went looking for an adventure and found one. A sudden passion and whirlwind love affair led to the birth of the most gifted literary siblings the world has ever known. Brought up in a wealthy home in Penzance, Maria was a contemporary of Jane Austen and enjoyed the social status of a prominent  but secretive family. How did Maria fall for the penniless curate she called ‘My Dear Saucy Pat’, leaving behind her beloved home in Cornwall? And what adventures led Patrick Brontë to their fateful meeting in Yorkshire? What family scandals did Maria leave behind in Penzance? How did wealthy and independent Miss Branwell adjust to life as Mrs Brontë? And what was her enduring legacy in the lives of those world famous daughters and troubled son?

Praise for Mother of the Brontës

‘This impressively researched, crisply written biography gives Maria her rightful place in the Brontë story.’ The Telegraph
‘Beautifully researched and vibrantly written.’ Daily Express
‘Exuberant, fast-paced and deeply moving biography of a remarkable woman.’ Jane Austen Regency Review
‘A haunting and timely portrait of mysterious Maria Brontë, mother of literature’s most gifted siblings. A groundbreaking piece of research - and a poignantly moving story.’ -Claire Harman, author of Charlotte Brontë: A Life
'This is a fine book.' - Brontë Studies
 
  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword History (30 November 2021))
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1399018814
  • ISBN-13: 978-1399018814
  • Illustrations: 32 black and white illustrations

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Maria Branwell has spent 200 years in the shadow of her extraordinary children, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë.
This first ever biography of Mrs Brontë appears as a beautiful bicentenary paperback edition, including a newly-commissioned portrait of Maria at thirty-eight, based on the only two existing images in the Brontë Collection.
Sharon Wright’s critically-acclaimed biography reveals Maria’s fascinating life as a Regency gentlewoman who went looking for an adventure and found one. A sudden passion and whirlwind love affair led to the birth of the most gifted literary siblings the world has ever known. Brought up in a wealthy home in Penzance, Maria was a contemporary of Jane Austen and enjoyed the social status of a prominent  but secretive family. How did Maria fall for the penniless curate she called ‘My Dear Saucy Pat’, leaving behind her beloved home in Cornwall? And what adventures led Patrick Brontë to their fateful meeting in Yorkshire? What family scandals did Maria leave behind in Penzance? How did wealthy and independent Miss Branwell adjust to life as Mrs Brontë? And what was her enduring legacy in the lives of those world famous daughters and troubled son?

Praise for Mother of the Brontës

‘This impressively researched, crisply written biography gives Maria her rightful place in the Brontë story.’ The Telegraph
‘Beautifully researched and vibrantly written.’ Daily Express
‘Exuberant, fast-paced and deeply moving biography of a remarkable woman.’ Jane Austen Regency Review
‘A haunting and timely portrait of mysterious Maria Brontë, mother of literature’s most gifted siblings. A groundbreaking piece of research - and a poignantly moving story.’ -Claire Harman, author of Charlotte Brontë: A Life
'This is a fine book.' - Brontë Studies
 
  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword History (30 November 2021))
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1399018814
  • ISBN-13: 978-1399018814
  • Illustrations: 32 black and white illustrations

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