Anne Brontë Knihy

Nejmladší a také nejméně známá ze tří sester spisovatelek viktoriánského období zavádí v románě na tehdejší anglický venkov. Na pozadí osudu svého bratra, jenž svým rozháraným životem zničil nejen sebe, ale vrhl těžký stín na celou rodinu, vypráví příběh postupně ztroskotávajícího manželství nezkušené romantické dívky a venkovského šlechtice, které se rozpadá vinou mužovy neukázněné povahy. 23-003-75

Agnes vyrostla v rodině chudého duchovního. Sotva překročila práh dospělosti, rozhodla se postavit na vlastní nohy a přijala práci guvernantky. Po první špatné zkušenosti, kdy se neúspěšně snažila vzdělávat rozmazlené děti ze zbohatlické rodiny, zakotví na panství Murrayových, aby se starala o výchovu dvou dospívajících dívek — Rosalie a Matildy. Agnes se seznamuje se životním stylem venkovské smetánky a na každém kroku při tom naráží na pokrytectví, hloupost a sobectví. V rádobynablýskaném světě, kam nepatří, však přece jen najde jednu nezkaženou duši — mladého vikáře, do kterého se zamiluje. Jenže s mužem jejího srdce začíná koketovat krásná, ale pyšná a zlá Rosalie...

The Bront sisters won immortality through their novels, but they and their brother Branwell were also outstanding poets. This generous selection of their best poems gives readers access to the personal feelings and observations woven into their great novels, from Anne's loneliness as a governess to the thrill Emily felt on the wild moors.

Includes the novels Jane Eyre, Villette, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

Includes the novels Jane Eyre, Villette, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte are much less well known as Curer, Ellis and Acton Bell, the pseudonyms under which they published this collection of poems. This edition of poems is a reprint of the original edition first published in 1846 at the Brontes' own expense.

In this special collectible edition, we explore themes of love, struggle, and survival, and coming of age through the eyes of one of literature's most famous families of the 1800s.

The literary masterpieces of the three Brontë sisters in one volume: Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. This handsome leather-bound edition includes the most acclaimed novels of each of the Brontë sisters: Charlotte’s Jane Eyre, Emily’s Wuthering Heights, and Anne’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Originally published under male pseudonyms in the 1840s, these three novels later helped give rise to the feminist literary movement of the late nineteenth century, in which women’s perspectives became more accepted by the mainstream reading public. A scholarly introduction provides an overview of the sisters’ childhood in northern England, their literary influences, and their enduring legacy.

Agnes Grey is a classic story written by Anne Bronte. The story is about Agnes, the eighteen-year-old daughter of a poor clergyman. When her family loses a lot of money, Agnes decides to help by finding a job as a governess. But it proves to be a lot more difficult than Agnes imagined...show more

The three great novels collected here are set in a beautiful by awe-inspiring landscape and they explore the darkest and most extreme emotions. Here are some of the most memorable characters in literature - Catherine Earnshaw, haunted by the death of her mother in child-birth; the mesmerising gypsy foundling Heathcliffe; the tragic Mr Rochester and his saviour Jayne Eyre.