Part I: Anne Brontë – Her Life. Chapters 1-11. Part II: Anne Brontë – Her Work Anne Brontë as Poet 12. The Poet’s Mind 13. Poetic Fiction 14. The Verbal Texture 15. Comparison and Status. Anne Brontë as Novelist Chapters 16-18. Selected Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Ada Harrison, Derek Stanford
Reviews for the original edition:
‘… Ada Harrison (who has unfortunately not lived to see the book published) and Derek Standford not only conceived the bright idea of devoting a full-length volume to Anne Brontë, the youngest and least written-about of the sisters, but between them have made an excellent and very readable job of it…’ – Robert Greacen, Time and Tide
‘…Now at last comes a biographical and critical assessment which is worth having. It is written in two parts… Both parts are to be recommended; and if the critical section is the more interesting and original, the biographical chapters show a delicacy of understanding essential to the subject.’ – Margaret Lane, Daily Telegraph
‘…Derek Stanford’s essay on Anne’s qualities as poet and novelist, makes her far more vivid than the facts of her life do; for he shows (as the course of her life cannot) that Anne was not really comparable to her sisters at all, not “a pale reflection” but another sort of person altogether.’ – Isabel Quigly, Manchester Guardian
‘…This establishment of Anne Brontë as woman and writer is a valuable addition to the Brontë literature and deserves high commendation.’ – The Scotsman
