A review by thedewdrop
The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell

3.0

Its an interesting little narrative (not particularly accurate) yet with plenty of titbits none the less, offering you an insight into the most famous Bronte sister (as an Anne-lover, this is a personal pet peeve of mine). It does lack some of Gaskell's typical charm, that you see in her narrative's I think; the writing is a little less quaint and a little more dull and heavy, something which I find in an awful lot of non-fictions from that time period; the sort of monotony that people associate with classics only really exists there, for me. It was still anything but a slog to get through, and I have no regrets reading this, but I wish I had lower expectations from the vividly accomplished author of the magnificent North and South writing in regards to another illustrious- and skilful- figure of her time. All in all, a good read that fell sadly short for me.