Stancliffe's Hotel by Charlotte Bronte
'Reader, if you're ready, so am I.' These witty vignettes, set in Charlotte Brontë's imaginary world of Angria, feature debauched aristocrats, high-society courtesans and the rakish, brooding hero Zamorna, and offer a fascinating insight into Brontë's early writing. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
Charlotte Bronte (1816-55), sister of Anne Bronte and Emily Bronte. Jane Eyre appeared in 1847 and was followed by Shirley (1848) and Vilette (1853). In 1854 Charlotte Bronte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died during her pregnancy on March 31, 1855 in Haworth, Yorkshire.
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ISBN 13 | 9780241251706 |
ISBN 10 | 0241251702 |
Title | Stancliffe's Hotel |
Author | Charlotte Bronte |
Series | Penguin Little Black Classics |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
Year published | 2016-03-03 |
Number of pages | 128 |
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