Mother of the Brontës: When Maria Met Patrick - 200th Anniversary Edition

by Sharon Wright

Overview

The groundbreaking biography of Maria Branwell reveals a remarkable woman who has been lost in the shadows of her gifted children, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë. The witty, clever and intrepid Cornish lady of letters, lover of Patrick and mother of genius has been missing for too long. The extraordinary Brontës were a family like no other and it all began when Maria met Patrick.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781399018821
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/04/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	918,053
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Sharon Wright is an author, journalist and playwright. She was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and lives in South West London with her family. She has worked as a writer, editor and columnist for leading national magazines, newspapers and websites.

She is also the author of critically acclaimed plays performed in Yorkshire and London. Her first book Balloonomania Belles was serialized in the Mail on Sunday and received widespread coverage, including on BBC Woman’s Hour and in the New York Post.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Chapter 1 Daughter of Penzance 1

Chapter 2 Perfectly Her Own Mistress 24

Chapter 3 The Adventures of Pat Prunty 43

Chapter 4 Grove, Actually 63

Chapter 5 Saucy Maria 77

Chapter 6 Becoming Mrs Brontë 96

Chapter 7 Mothering Heights 104

Chapter 8 The Resistance 122

Chapter 9 Pursued by Death 134

Epilogue 156

Acknowledgements 159

Appendix 1 The Letters of Maria Branwell 162

Appendix 2 The Advantages of Poverty in Religious Concerns 176

Bibliography 180

Index 183