https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SU%3A%20(BRONTE%20%2B%20CHARLOTTE%20%2B%201816%20%2B%201855)&QRYTEXT=Subject%3A%20Bronte%2C%20Charlotte%2C%201816-1855%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=494510&CF=BIB The Bronte sisters' first poetry collection has just been published, potentially marking an end to their careers as amateur detectors, when Anne receives a letter from her friend Lydia Robinson. Lydia has eloped with a young actor, Harry Roxby, and following her disinheritance, the couple been living in poverty in London. Harry has become embroiled with a criminal gang and is in terrible danger after allegedly losing something very valuable that he was meant to deliver to their leader. The desperate and heavily pregnant Lydia has a week to return what her husband supposedly stole, or he will be killed. She knows there are few people who she can turn to in this time of need, but the sisters agree to help Lydia, beginning a race against time to save Harry's life. In doing so, our intrepid sisters come face to face with a terrifying adversary whom even the toughest of the slum-dwellers are afraid of...The Red Monarch. The Bronte sisters' first poetry collection has just been published, potentially marking an end to their careers as amateur detectors, when Anne receives a letter from her friend Lydia Robinson. Lydia has eloped with a young actor, Harry Roxby, and following her disinheritance, the couple been living in poverty in London. Harry has become embroiled with a criminal gang and is in terrible danger after allegedly losing something very valuable that he was meant to deliver to their leader. The desperate and heavily pregnant Lydia has a week to return what her husband supposedly stole, or he will be killed. She knows there are few people who she can turn to in this time of need, but the sisters agree to help Lydia, beginning a race against time to save Harry's life. In doing so, our intrepid sisters come face to face with a terrifying adversary whom even the toughest of the slum-dwellers are afraid of...The Red Monarch.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ellis, Bella<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2021<br />344 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Brontë sisters mystery ; 3.<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - ELLI - Available - 010563198<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=367767&CF=BIB Yorkshire, 1845. A young woman has gone missing from her home, Chester Grange, leaving no trace, save a pool of blood and a slew of dark rumours about her marriage. A few miles away, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte are horrified, yet intrigued. Desperate to find out more, the sisters visit Chester Grange, where they find the absence of an investigation. Together, the young women realise they could help solve the mystery - and that if they don't attempt to find out what happened, no one else will. The path to the truth is not an easy one, especially in a society which believes a woman's place to be in the home, not wandering the countryside looking for clues. Yorkshire, 1845. A young woman has gone missing from her home, Chester Grange, leaving no trace, save a pool of blood and a slew of dark rumours about her marriage. A few miles away, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte are horrified, yet intrigued. Desperate to find out more, the sisters visit Chester Grange, where they find the absence of an investigation. Together, the young women realise they could help solve the mystery - and that if they don't attempt to find out what happened, no one else will. The path to the truth is not an easy one, especially in a society which believes a woman's place to be in the home, not wandering the countryside looking for clues.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ellis, Bella<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Leicestershire, [UK] : Isis Audio, a division of Ulverscroft Ltd., 2020.<br />9 sound discs (CD) (approximately 10 hours, 20 mins.)<br />Bronte sisters mystery ; 1<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Audio Books on CD - ACD ELLI - 9 discs - Available - 010200444<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=377932&CF=BIB It's Christmas 1846 and Haworth is in the grip of a freezing winter. Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte are rather losing interest in detecting until they hear of a shocking discovery: the bones of a child have been found interred within the walls of a local house, Top Withens Hall, home to the scandalous and brutish Bradshaw family. When the sisters set off to find out more, they are confronted with an increasingly complex and sinister case, which leads them into the dark world of orphanages, and onto the trail of other lost, and likely murdered children. After another local boy goes missing, Charlotte, Emily and Anne vow to find him before it's too late. But in order to do so, they must face their most despicable and wicked adversary yet - one that would not hesitate to cause them the gravest of harm. It's Christmas 1846 and Haworth is in the grip of a freezing winter. Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte are rather losing interest in detecting until they hear of a shocking discovery: the bones of a child have been found interred within the walls of a local house, Top Withens Hall, home to the scandalous and brutish Bradshaw family. When the sisters set off to find out more, they are confronted with an increasingly complex and sinister case, which leads them into the dark world of orphanages, and onto the trail of other lost, and likely murdered children. After another local boy goes missing, Charlotte, Emily and Anne vow to find him before it's too late. But in order to do so, they must face their most despicable and wicked adversary yet - one that would not hesitate to cause them the gravest of harm.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ellis, Bella<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2020.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2020<br />340 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Brontë sisters mystery ; 2<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - ELLI - Available - 010229032<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=352226&CF=BIB Meet the incredible Bronte family - Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell Bronte are no ordinary children. Growing up on the wild, lonely moors of Yorkshire, they have nothing to entertain them but their imaginations and each other. So they invent extraordinary imaginery worlds, full of wars and love stories, soldiers, heroes and villains, ruled over by powerful women. As they grow up, the Brontes discover that the real world isn't such a great place to be a girl. But they are so determined that their voices be heard, they overcome almost unbeatable odds to be bestselling authors. This is the absolutely astonishing, fantastically feminist and, best of all, totally true story of one amazing family! Meet the incredible Bronte family - Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell Bronte are no ordinary children. Growing up on the wild, lonely moors of Yorkshire, they have nothing to entertain them but their imaginations and each other. So they invent extraordinary imaginery worlds, full of wars and love stories, soldiers, heroes and villains, ruled over by powerful women. As they grow up, the Brontes discover that the real world isn't such a great place to be a girl. But they are so determined that their voices be heard, they overcome almost unbeatable odds to be bestselling authors. This is the absolutely astonishing, fantastically feminist and, best of all, totally true story of one amazing family!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Doherty, Anna<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Wren & Rook, 2019.<br />1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 27 cm.<br /><br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Non-Fiction Biography - J 823 DOH - Available - 009879798<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=358246&CF=BIB Yorkshire, 1845. A young woman has gone missing from her home, Chester Grange, leaving no trace, save a large pool of blood in her bedroom and a slew of dark rumours about her marriage. A few miles away across the moors, the daughters of a humble parson, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte are horrified, yet intrigued. Desperate to find out more, the sisters visit Chester Grange, where they notice several unsettling details about the crime scene: not least the absence of an investigation. Together, the young women realise that their resourcefulness, energy and boundless imaginations could help solve the mystery - and that if they don't attempt to find out what happened to Elizabeth Chester, no one else will. The path to the truth is not an easy one, especially in a society which believes a woman's place to be in the home, not wandering the countryside looking for clues. But nothing will stop the sisters from discovering what happened to the vanished bride, even as they find their own lives are in great peril... Yorkshire, 1845. A young woman has gone missing from her home, Chester Grange, leaving no trace, save a large pool of blood in her bedroom and a slew of dark rumours about her marriage. A few miles away across the moors, the daughters of a humble parson, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte are horrified, yet intrigued. Desperate to find out more, the sisters visit Chester Grange, where they notice several unsettling details about the crime scene: not least the absence of an investigation. Together, the young women realise that their resourcefulness, energy and boundless imaginations could help solve the mystery - and that if they don't attempt to find out what happened to Elizabeth Chester, no one else will. The path to the truth is not an easy one, especially in a society which believes a woman's place to be in the home, not wandering the countryside looking for clues. But nothing will stop the sisters from discovering what happened to the vanished bride, even as they find their own lives are in great peril...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ellis, Bella<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2019.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2019<br />341 pages ; 24 cm.<br />The Brontë mysteries ; 1<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - ELLI - Onloan - Due: 14 May 2024 - 010134923<br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - ELLI - Onloan - Due: 20 May 2024 - 010134916<br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - ELLI - Available - 010134930<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=310377&CF=BIB The story behind Charlotte Brontë's beloved classic examines how and why she emphatically concealed her authorship from even her closest friends to hide difficult parallels in her own life, including an invalid father, a dissolute sibling, and her passion for a married man. The story behind Charlotte Brontë's beloved classic examines how and why she emphatically concealed her authorship from even her closest friends to hide difficult parallels in her own life, including an invalid father, a dissolute sibling, and her passion for a married man.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Pfordresher, John<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017<br />254 pages ; 25 cm.<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature - 823.8 BRO - Available - 009478755<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=261994&CF=BIB A collection of short stories celebrating Charlotte Bronte, published in the year of her bicentenary and stemming from the now immortal words from her great work Jane Eyre. The twenty-one stories in Reader, I Married Him – one of the most celebrated lines in fiction are inspired by Jane Eyre and shaped by its perennially fascinating themes of love, compromise and self-determination. A bohemian wedding party takes an unexpected turn for the bride and her daughter; a family trip to a Texan waterpark prompts a life-changing decision; Grace Poole defends Bertha Mason and calls the general opinion of Jane Eyre into question. A new mother encounters an old lover after her daily swim and inexplicably lies to him, and a fitness instructor teaches teenage boys how to handle a pit bull terrier by telling them Jane Eyre's story. Edited by Tracy Chevalier, this collection brings together some of the finest and most creative voices in fiction today, to celebrate and salute the strength and lasting relevance of Charlotte Bronte's game-changing novel and its beloved narrator. A collection of short stories celebrating Charlotte Bronte, published in the year of her bicentenary and stemming from the now immortal words from her great work Jane Eyre. The twenty-one stories in Reader, I Married Him – one of the most celebrated lines in fiction are inspired by Jane Eyre and shaped by its perennially fascinating themes of love, compromise and self-determination. A bohemian wedding party takes an unexpected turn for the bride and her daughter; a family trip to a Texan waterpark prompts a life-changing decision; Grace Poole defends Bertha Mason and calls the general opinion of Jane Eyre into question. A new mother encounters an old lover after her daily swim and inexplicably lies to him, and a fitness instructor teaches teenage boys how to handle a pit bull terrier by telling them Jane Eyre's story. Edited by Tracy Chevalier, this collection brings together some of the finest and most creative voices in fiction today, to celebrate and salute the strength and lasting relevance of Charlotte Bronte's game-changing novel and its beloved narrator.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : The Borough Press, 2016.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2016.<br />295 pages ; 23 cm.<br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - READ - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - 008847408<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=213899&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Best, Gary Martin<br />Large print ed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Bath, UK : AudioGO, 2012, c2011.<br />369 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.<br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Large Print - LP BEST - Available - 008233683<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=168126&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Corzine, Amy<br />Quick text version.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Towcester, U.K. : Classical Comics, 2008.<br />141 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Teen Graphic Novel - T COR - Available - 007477606<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Teen Graphic Novel - T CORZ - Available - 007507600<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=265939&CF=BIB Presents the 1857 version of Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of her fellow author Charlotte Brontë, and includes a critical introduction, and notes on subsequent variations. Presents the 1857 version of Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of her fellow author Charlotte Brontë, and includes a critical introduction, and notes on subsequent variations.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Penguin Books, 1997.<br />xli, 494 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.<br />Penguin classics<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Contributor biographical information<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Publisher description<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Non Fiction - Biography - 823.8 BRO - Available - 009082471<br />