Tales of Angria / Charlotte Brontë ; edited with an introduction by Heather Glen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855.

Contributor:

Glen, Heather.

Series:

Penguin classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Angria (Imaginary place)--Fiction.

Angria (Imaginary place).

Genre:

Fiction.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

lx, 587 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Penguin, 2006.

Summary:

In 1834, Charlotte Bronte, together with her brother Branwell, created the imaginary kingdom of Angria, of which she was to write prolifically for the next five years. The five 'novelettes' in this volume are the last of her Angrian tales. Written from the viewpoint of the cynical, gossipy Charles Townshend, they offer an ironic portrait of the intrigues, scandals and passions of an aristocratic beau monde. With their varied cast of characters - ranging from the ageing rake Northangerland and his Byronic son-in-law Zamorna to Elizabeth Hastings, the respectable young governess - they provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind and creative processes of the young writer who was to become one of the world's great novelists.

In her introduction, Heather Glen discusses these tales as fictions of the 1830s, wittily responsive to contemporary literary fashions, and explores the ways in which they experiment with fictional form. This edition also includes fragments from Bronte's journal, background material on Angria, a chronology, further reading, prefaces to each tale, appendices, notes and a glossary.

Contents:

The Background to Angria lviii

Tales of Angria

Mina Laury 3

Stancliffe's Hotel 63

The Duke of Zamorna 125

Henry Hastings 197

Caroline Vernon 323

The Roe Head Journal Fragments 441

Chronology of Angria 576

Principal Characters 580

Places 585.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [li]-lii).

ISBN:

0140435093

9780140435092

OCLC:

64311375