THE BRONTES

St. Martin’s Griffin, New York, 1996, 1^st/1^st thus.  ISBN 0-312-14555-1.  Large trade soft cover, 1003 pages including Notes, Ancillary Source Information, Characters and Places in the Juvenilia, and Index.  Very good; wraps show some edge and cover wear; binding sound, bit of soil on outer page block; interior clean and unmarked with black & white photo plates.  ‘Juliet Barker’s landmark book is the first definitive history of this fascinating family.  Based on eleven years of research among newly discovered letters, original manuscripts, and the newspapers of the time, it gives a new and fuller picture of the Brontes’ lives from beginning to end and in so doing demolishes many myths.’ (from rear wrap)