Novels of the Sisters Bronte. [The Professor; Jane Eyre; Villette; Shirley; Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Agnes Grey; Wuthering Heights].
“Be with me always - take any form - drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!": The Thornton Edition of the Novels of The Sisters Bronte; including Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre
Novels of the Sisters Bronte. [The Professor; Jane Eyre; Villette; Shirley; Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Agnes Grey; Wuthering Heights].
BRONTE, Charlotte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bronte. Edited by Temple Scott.
$4,800.00
Item Number: 147601
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905.
The Thornton edition of the novels of the Sisters Bronte. Octavo, 12 volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait to each volume. Edited by Temple Scott. A very attractive set.
The Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, were prominent 19th-century English novelists, best known for their contributions to classic literature. Born in the early 1800s in Yorkshire, England, the sisters produced some of the most enduring works in English literature. Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre," Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights," and Anne Brontë's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" are celebrated novels that explore themes of passion, love, and societal expectations. Despite facing challenges as women writers in a male-dominated era, their unique voices and captivating narratives have left an indelible mark on the literary landscape, making the Brontë sisters enduring figures in the canon of English literature.