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The Brontės at Haworth

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I just happened to find this book on our library shelf. I intend to purchase it as a gift this coming Christmas for my niece. What a lovely and heartbreaking and informative look into the lives of, especially, three young ladies (Charlotte, Emily, Anne Bronte) and the legacy they created within such a short lifetime...Charlotte dead at 38, Emily at age 30, and Anne at 29. The beautifully presented book contains so many intimate looks into the lives of the family...into the lives of the girls who gave us "Jane Eyre," "Wuthering Heights," and "Agnes Grey." The family seems to have been rife with talent and Ann Dinsdale lovingly and informatively creates a picture of lives cut short but legacies which continue 150 years after each left this earth. With this book as background, reading or rereading each of the girls' novels will be all the more a rewarding experience.

I was lucky enough to visit Haworth in June of 2007. I wanted a book that told a little about the Brontes and had wonderful pictures so I could remember my trip. I found it in this book! Gives a brief biography of each of the Brontes and a history of the village. The wonderful pictures really capture what I saw and when I pull this book out I get transported back to Haworth.

This is a beautifully photographed and well written book. The text has chapers on each family member as well as an overall history of the family.

I found it very interesting to read and felt it gave a good comprehensive look at the family and the times in which they lived without being too weighty or long and the photographs interspersed with the text add just the right touch. Recommended for all Bronte fans.

This book is indeed a trip back to Haworth. Once you are there you can't forget it and this only strengthens my

memories of this home and town on the Yorkshire Moors. Each family member is giving a short biography. Portraits of family members are shown. The pictures of the parsonage and the area surrounding it are beautiful. I've collected many Bronte books and I would say that this ranks with the best of them.

Haworth is iconic in that this is the location that inspired some of the greatest works in literature, as composed by the three Bronte sisters, i.e. Anne, Charlotte, and Emily. They moved to Haworth Parsonage in 1820 whilst they were still children, and as they grew up, the stark beauty of the Yorkshire Moors inspired novels like "Wuthering Heights", "Jane Eyre", and "Agnes Grey". Ann Dinsdale portrays a vivid picture of life at Haworth, with details about the Bronte family history. The book also examines the poetry and novels created by the Bronte sisters against the backdrop of their circumstances. This is a gorgeous book with lots of photographs of beautiful Haworth, the Bronte family, and drawings by Charlotte and Emily. A must-have for any Bronte fan!