Charlotte BrontAas death in 1855 deprived the world of what might have been her masterpiece. The twenty unfinished manuscript pages that are the nucleus of "Emma Brown" signaled her most compelling work since "Jane Eyre"athe story of a young girl, Matilda, brought by her father to a small school in provincial Victorian England. The school, Fuschia Lodge, is foundering, so its headmistress is delighted to welcome a new pupilaespecially one so elaborately dressed, with an apparently rich father who is aquite the gentleman.a ...
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Charlotte BrontAas death in 1855 deprived the world of what might have been her masterpiece. The twenty unfinished manuscript pages that are the nucleus of "Emma Brown" signaled her most compelling work since "Jane Eyre"athe story of a young girl, Matilda, brought by her father to a small school in provincial Victorian England. The school, Fuschia Lodge, is foundering, so its headmistress is delighted to welcome a new pupilaespecially one so elaborately dressed, with an apparently rich father who is aquite the gentleman.a But when Matildaas tuition goes unpaid and it comes time to make arrangements for the Christmas holidays, she is shocked to find that the identity of the father, Conway Fitzgibbonalike the address he left behindadoes not exist. So who is the mysterious Matilda? She herself will not say, and it falls to a local gentleman, Mr. Ellin, and a childless widow, Isabel Chalfont, to unravel the truth. From the drawing rooms of English country society to the grimy backstreets of Londonas seamiest reaches, from the dandified members of the cityas elite clubs to the blowsy ranks of its brothels, "Emma Brown" follows the searchafirst for Matildaas true identity and then for the girl herself. With all the wit and pathos of the novelas originator, Clare Boylanas accomplished pen has seamlessly developed BrontAas sketch of a girl without a past into a stunning portrait of a Victorian society with a shameful secret at its heart.
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Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Writing: SOME ] [ Edition: first ] old library book Publisher: Viking Adult Pub Date: 4/12/2004 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 448.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very Good in As New jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Hardback First US Printing. Hardcover Book in NEAR FINE Condition with a Dust Jacket AS NEW. Bright and clean black and gold binding with gilt titles; pencil-point sized brownish dot on front with a faint fourth-inch pale spot around it, otherwise Fine. Tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Endpapers with facsimile maunscript pages. Internals immaculate. When she died in 1855, Charlotte Bronte left twenty unfinished manuscript pages about a lost young girl--and these sat for 150 years until Irish novelist Clare Boylan decided to finish it, as an authentic nineteenth-century Victorian novel. 435 pages. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. Viking Press, New York, 2004.
I love this book, so I bought it for my granddaughter. This book has a story that kept me guessing and that held my interest to the very end. If you like Charlotte Bronte books, you must read this one.
