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Witty and engrossing, this early work displays the precocious intelligence, lively imagination, and flair for storytelling that Charlotte Brontë brought to perfection in her later fiction. Lady Emily Charlesworth is in love with Leslie, a struggling artist. Lord Percy, a fierce, arrogant aristocrat, will do anything to lay his hands on Leslie's chosen bride. As war breaks out between Verdopolis--Brontë's imaginary political state--and Senegal, the lovers do battle for control of Emily's show more heart. With its exotic melange of political intrigue, amorous subterfuge, and Gothic scenery, The Green Dwarf reveals the dynamic and experimental nature of Brontë's "long apprenticeship in writing." Charlotte Brontë is best remembered for her perennially popular novel Jane Eyre. show lessTags
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I tend to find that in Charlotte Brontë’s juvenilia everything and everyone is over described. The narrative pace is very slow as a result. I did find certain sections of "The Green Dwarf" engaging, and wouldn’t state that I disliked the tale, but for the most part I found it too rambling.
But it's hardly fair to criticize a work of this nature, considering the author was not writing for the public, nor had she been taught how to improve her writing style at this stage of her life.
At the height of her success Charlotte Brontë would doubtless never have dreamed of "The Green Dwarf" being published. Here, aged 17, the genius she would become was very much waiting in the wings.
If you're a Brontë fan wanting to read everything the show more famous sisters ever wrote, check this out with no high expectations. show less
But it's hardly fair to criticize a work of this nature, considering the author was not writing for the public, nor had she been taught how to improve her writing style at this stage of her life.
At the height of her success Charlotte Brontë would doubtless never have dreamed of "The Green Dwarf" being published. Here, aged 17, the genius she would become was very much waiting in the wings.
If you're a Brontë fan wanting to read everything the show more famous sisters ever wrote, check this out with no high expectations. show less
Wow, is this an over the top romance. It is VERY much like the pulp fiction of the 18th century. It reminded me the most strongly of Love in a Maze. There are cold-hearted villains and lovely, pure maidens and all the things you expect from a stock romance. It's just great juvenelia from C. Bronte. Well worth the time.
Enormously fun slice of Bronte juvenilia. Should be read to children of a romantic disposition.
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Charlotte Bronte, the third of six children, was born April 21, 1816, to the Reverend Patrick Bronte and Maria Branwell Bronte in Yorkshire, England. Along with her sisters, Emily and Anne, she produced some of the most impressive writings of the 19th century. The Brontes lived in a time when women used pseudonyms to conceal their female identity, show more hence Bronte's pseudonym, Currer Bell. Charlotte Bronte was only five when her mother died of cancer. In 1824, she and three of her sisters attended the Clergy Daughter's School in Cowan Bridge. The inspiration for the Lowood School in the classic Jane Eyre was formed by Bronte's experiences at the Clergy Daughter's School. Her two older sisters died of consumption because of the malnutrition and harsh treatment they suffered at the school. Charlotte and Emily Bronte returned home after the tragedy. The Bronte sisters fueled each other's creativity throughout their lives. As young children, they wrote long stories together about a complex imaginary kingdom they created from a set of wooden soldiers. In 1846, Charlotte Bronte, with her sisters Emily and Anne published a thin volume titled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. In the same year, Charlotte Bronte attempted to publish her novel, The Professor, but was rejected. One year later, she published Jane Eyre, which was instantly well received. Charlotte Bronte's life was touched by tragedy many times. Despite several proposals of marriage, she did not accept an offer until 1854 when she married the Reverend A. B. Nicholls. One year later, at the age of 39, she died of pneumonia while she was pregnant. Her previously rejected novel, The Professor, was published posthumously in 1857. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Green Dwarf
- Original publication date
- 1833
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