Tales of Angria
By: Charlotte Brontë
Series: Penguin red classics
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780141035628
Subjects: Angria (Imaginary place); Fiction
Description: In 1834, Charlotte Bronte, together with her brother Branwell, created the imaginary kingdom of Angria, of which she was to write prolifically for the next five years. The five 'novelettes' in this volume are the last of her Angrian tales. Written from the viewpoint of the cynical, gossipy Charles Townshend, they offer an ironic portrait of the intrigues, scandals and passions of an aristocratic beau monde. With their varied cast of characters - ranging from the ageing rake Northangerland and his Byronic son-in-law Zamorna to Elizabeth Hastings, the respectable young governess - they provide a glimpse into the mind and creative processes of the young writer who was to become one of the world's great novelists.
Table of contents: title: Mina Laury; title: Stancliffe's Hotel; title: The Duke of Zamorna; title: Henry Hastings; title: Caroline Vernon; title: The Roe Head journal fragments.