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The Green Dwarf and Other Early Fiction (Alma Classics)

The Green Dwarf and Other Early Fiction (Alma Classics)

by Charlotte Bronte (Author), Charlotte Bronte (Author), Charlotte Bronte (Author)

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    Illustrated 2018

    $11.00
Synopsis

Inspired by a box of wooden toy soldiers given as a present to her elder brother Branwell in 1826, Charlotte Bronte and her siblings created a series of tales centred originally upon the imaginary realm of Glass Town, and its capital Verdopolis, and then later on the land of Angria. In `The Green Dwarf', against the backdrop of war between the people of Verdopolis and Senegal, the arrogant aristocrat Colonel Percy and Mr Leslie, a low-born artist, are locked in a battle for the heart of the beautiful Lady Emily. Taking the form of a work written by the character Lord Charles Wellesley as an act of revenge, `The Spell' tells of the plight of the realms of Angria and Wellingtonsland after they are left without an heir due to the death of the Marquis of Almeida. This collection includes also The Foundling , The Secret and Tales of the Islanders .

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 320
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Alma Classics
Published: 22 Nov 2018
ISBN 10: 1847497616
ISBN 13: 9781847497611
Book Overview: Full of tragedy and passion, love and rivalry, the five sweeping tales contained in this volume display the precocious talent, lively imagination and flair for storytelling of the young Charlotte Bronte.

Media Reviews
Who that has known her books has not admired the artist's noble English, the burning love of truth, the bravery, the simplicity, the indignation at wrong, the eager sympathy, the pious love and reverence, the passionate honour, so to speak, of the woman? -- William Makepeace Thackeray
It's a cracker... It is novelettish. It is Gothic. It is funny... -- Libby Purves
Author Bio
Charlotte Bronte (1816-55) was the eldest of the three celebrated Bronte sisters. Under the care of her father, Charlotte was educated and encouraged to take an interest in natural history. This freedom inspired Charlotte to argue strongly for the intellectual worth of women through her novels, and her success and the respect she won paved the way for future female authors.