num_pages: 332
description: The most gifted of her famous, troubled family, Emily Bronte has too often been portrayed in "storm-tossed, sentimental" biographies, according to Katherine Frank. Now Frank presents a startling new interpretation: pledged to self-denial and social isolation, Emily starved herself, contributing to her wild imagination. 16-page insert.
language: English
title: A Chainless Soul: A Life of Emily Brontë
titlecomplete: A Chainless Soul: A Life of Emily Brontë
characters: Emily Brontë
genres: Biography, Womens, Poetry, Literature, British Literature, Nonfiction, History, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 193
publisher: Random House Publishing Group