The Bronte Sisters (22 page)

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Grundy, “standing bareheaded in the road . . .” is from Grundy, p. 92.

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Charlotte Brontë, “I do not weep . . .” is from Wise, vol. 2, p. 261.

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Patrick Brontë, “My son! my son!” and Charlotte Brontë, “My poor father naturally thought . . .” are from Shorter, p. 99.

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Grundy, “That Rector of Haworth . . .” is from Grundy, p. 74.

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Charlotte Brontë, “We could not tell him . . .” is from Shorter, p. 139.

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Grundy, “Poor, brilliant, gay, moody . . .” is from Grundy, p. 74.

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Emily Brontë, “poisoning doctor,” and Charlotte Brontë, “I have seen nothing like it . . .” are quoted in Gordon, p. 185.

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Patrick Brontë, “Charlotte, you must bear up . . .” is from Wise, vol. 2, p. 295.

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Charlotte Brontë, “torn from us in the fullness of our attachment . . .” is from Wise, vol. 2, p. 295.

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Charlotte Brontë, “nights of sleeplessness and pain . . .” is from Shorter, p. 40.

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Patrick Brontë, “My
dear
little Anne,” is quoted in Barker, p. 581.

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Nussey, “sweetly pretty and flushed . . .” is quoted in Barker, p. 581.

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Charlotte Brontë, “like train oil,” is from Wise, vol. 2, p. 299.

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Anne Brontë, “I hoped, that with the brave and strong . . .” is from A. Brontë, “Last Lines.”

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Anne Brontë, “Be a sister . . .” is from Wise, vol. 2, p. 335.

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Anne Brontë, “Take courage, Charlotte . . .” is from Wise, vol. 2, p. 336.

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Charlotte Brontë, “A year ago . . .” is from Wise, vol. 2, p. 340

Nine: “Out of Obscurity I Came”

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Charlotte Brontë, “Sometimes . . . I have a heavy heart . . .” and “I have many comforts . . .” are from Wise, vol. 3, p. 8.

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Charlotte Brontë, “Imagination lifted me . . .” is from Shorter 1908, vol. 2, p. 74.

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Deputy [Charlotte Brontë], “Invention may be all right . . .” is from C. Brontë,
Shirley,
p. 141.

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Charlotte Brontë, “He never asked himself . . .” is from C. Brontë,
Shirley,
p. 27.

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Caroline Helstone [Charlotte Brontë], “What am I to do . . .” is from C. Brontë,
Shirley,
p. 179.

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Charlotte Brontë, “Look at your poor girls . . .” and “You would wish to be proud . . .” are from C. Brontë,
Shirley,
p. 403.

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Charlotte Brontë, “possessed a charm . . .” is from C. Brontë,
Shirley,
p. 205.

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Charlotte Brontë, “I let Anne go to God . . .” is quoted in Gordon, pp. 197–98.

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Robert Moore [Charlotte Brontë], “Am I to die without you . . .” is from C. Brontë,
Shirley,
p. 641.

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Shirley Keeldar [Charlotte Brontë], “Die without me . . .” is from C. Brontë,
Shirley,
p. 641.

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“enlists the purer sympathies . . .” is quoted in Alexander and Smith, p. 468.

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Lewes, “The grand function of woman . . .” is from Allott, p. 161.

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Charlotte Brontë, “I wish all reviewers believed . . .” and “You will—I know . . .” are from Wise, vol. 3, p. 31.

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Charlotte Brontë, “a peculiar face . . .” is from Wise, vol. 3, p. 54.

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Thackeray, “trembling little frame . . .” is quoted in Barker, p. 619.

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Thackeray, “warning fragrance,” is quoted in Gordon, p. 199.

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Lucy Martineau, “I lighted plenty of candles . . .” is quoted in Barker, p. 620.

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Harriet Martineau, “I thought her the smallest creature . . .” and “cast up at me . . .” are from Martineau, p. 326.

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Lucy Martineau, “She was so pleasant . . .” is quoted in Barker, p. 621.

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Harriet Martineau, “red all over . . .” is quoted in Barker, p. 620.

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“believed there were books . . .” is quoted in Brookfield and Brookfield, p. 305.

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Ritchie, “did not look pleasant . . .” is from Ritchie, p. 270.

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Charlotte Brontë, “He is a real grand old man,” is from Wise, vol. 3, p. 117.

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Lewes, “naughty books,” is quoted in Barker, p. 641.

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Smith, “with mingled admiration and alarm . . .” is quoted in Barker, p. 641.

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Charlotte Brontë, “so wonderfully like Emily,” is quoted in Barker, p. 641.

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Charlotte Brontë, “Oh, Mr. Richmond . . .” is quoted in Gordon, p. 219.

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Charlotte Brontë, “as happy almost as any I ever spent” is from Wise, vol. 3, p. 125.

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Gaskell, “She and I quarreled . . .” is quoted in Uglow, p. 248.

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Charlotte Brontë, “little book of rhymes” is quoted in Uglow, p. 249.

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Charlotte Brontë, “a
cosy
winter visit” is quoted in Barker, p. 663.

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Charlotte Brontë, “Ere long a real modesty . . .” is from Wise, vol. 3, p. 199.

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Arnold, “past thirty and plain . . .” is from Russell, p. 15.

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Arnold, “Ah, love, let us be true . . .” is from “Dover Beach” in Abrams, pp. 2183–84.

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Charlotte Brontë, “The strangest thing is . . .” is from Shorter 1908, vol. 2, p. 197.

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Charlotte Brontë, “My dear Miss Wooler . . .” is from Wise, vol. 4, p. 39.

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Charlotte Brontë, “For strangers they were nothing . . .” is from C. Brontë, “Biographical Notice of Ellis and Acton Bell,” p. 12.

Ten: “I Should Fancy I Heard the Steps of the Dead”

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Nussey, “undercurrent” and “fixed intentions” are quoted in Wise, vol. 3, p. 202.

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Charlotte Brontë, “very happy” is from Wise, vol. 3, p. 241.

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Charlotte Brontë, “a wonderful sight . . .” is from Wise, vol. 3, p. 251.

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“every possible invention . . .” is from Tallis, p. 207.

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Charlotte Brontë, “It seems as if magic . . .” is from Wise, vol. 3, p. 243.

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Thackeray, “There’s a fire and fury . . .” is quoted in Gordon, p. 237.

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Charlotte Brontë, “Like lightning it flashed . . . ,” “He made me for the first time . . . ,” and “Papa worked himself into a state . . .” are from Wise, vol. 4, p. 29.

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Charlotte Brontë, “has about her an external coldness . . .” is quoted in Gordon, p. 257.

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Lucy Snowe [Charlotte Brontë], “inadventurous, unstirred . . .” is from C. Brontë,
Villette,
p. 71.

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Lucy Snowe [Charlotte Brontë], “she had no heart . . .” is from C. Brontë,
Villette,
p. 69.

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Lucy Snowe [Charlotte Brontë], “My nervous system could hardly support . . .” is from C. Brontë,
Villette,
p. 151.

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Lucy Snowe [Charlotte Brontë], “I had been left a legacy . . .” is from C. Brontë,
Villette,
p. 479.

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Lucy Snowe [Charlotte Brontë], “It did not cease . . .” is from C. Brontë,
Villette,
p. 480.

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“clear, forcible . . .” is from Allott, p. 203.

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“charm of freshness” and “This book would have made her famous . . .” are from Allott, p. 178.

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Evans, “still more wonderful book . . .” is quoted in Gordon, p. 255.

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“very slight” is from Allott, p. 175.

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“cynical and bitter spirit” is from Allott, p. 193.

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Harriet Martineau, “almost intolerably painful” is from Gates, p. 253.

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Harriet Martineau, “an atmosphere of pain” is from Gates, pp. 253–54.

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Harriet Martineau, “all the female characters . . .” and “There are substantial . . .” are from Gates, p. 254.

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Harriet Martineau, “We do not wonder . . .” is from Gates, p. 255.

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Charlotte Brontë, “I know what
love
is . . .” is from Wise, vol. 4, p. 42.

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Charlotte Brontë, “The differences of feeling . . .” is from Wise, vol. 4, p. 55.

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Charlotte Brontë, “in a paroxysm . . .” and “Poor fellow . . .” are quoted in Barker, p. 730.

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Charlotte Brontë, “the backwoods of America . . .” is from Wise, vol. 4, p. 70.

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Gaskell, “half-blown back . . .” is from Chapple and Pollard, p. 242.

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Gaskell, “beautiful in certain lights . . .” is from Chapple and Pollard, p. 243.

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Gaskell, “sadly afraid of him . . .” is from Chapple and Pollard, p. 245.

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Gaskell, “I am sure I should fancy . . .” is from Chapple and Pollard, p. 247.

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Charlotte Brontë, “Father, I am not a young girl . . .” is quoted in Chapple and Pollard, p. 289.

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Aykroyd, “Do you wish to kill your daughter?” is quoted in Chapple and Pollard, p. 289.

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Taylor, “You talk wonderful nonsense . . .” is from Stevens, p. 120.

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Charlotte Brontë, “I trust to love my husband . . .” is from Shorter 1896, p. 486.

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“one of the best gentlemen . . .” and “what seems to me . . .” are quoted in Gordon, p. 306.

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Charlotte Brontë, “Each time I see Mr. Nicholls . . .” is quoted in Barker, p. 761.

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Charlotte Brontë, “Men don’t seem to understand . . .” is from Wise, vol. 4, p. 155.

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Charlotte Brontë, “Oh! I am not going to die . . .” is quoted in Green, p. 289.

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Charlotte Brontë, “No kinder, better husband . . .” is quoted in Shorter 1908, vol. 2, p. 388.

Afterword: “Alas!”

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Arnold, “Early she goes . . .” is from “Haworth Churchyard” in Arnold, p. 279.

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Martineau, “Her heroines love . . .” is from Allott, p. 302.

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Martineau, “the coarseness . . .” is from Allott, p. 303.

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Martineau, “vanishing from our view,” is from Allott, p. 305.

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Patrick Brontë, “I can see no better plan . . .” is quoted in Green, p. 297.

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Patrick Brontë, “Dear Daughter Charlotte . . .” is quoted in Green, p. 293.

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Patrick Brontë, “My grief is so deep . . .” is quoted in Barker, p. 783.

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Auerbach, “Jane’s inner world” is from Bloom, p. 57.

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Rich, “Charlotte Brontë’s feminist manifesto” is from Bloom, p. 61.

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Spacks, “Give him a black leather jacket . . .” is from Spacks, p. 175.

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Arnold, “Strew with roses . . .” is from “Haworth Churchyard” in Arnold, p. 279.

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