The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell remains one of the most significant literary biographies ever written — a groundbreaking account of Brontë's life penned by a close friend and fellow novelist just two years after Charlotte's death, and still considered essential reading for anyone interested in the Brontë family or Victorian literature. This 1890 edition, published in New York by the Frederick A. Stokes Company, presents Gaskell's landmark biography in two beautifully bound volumes.
Bound in three-quarter maroon cloth with floral patterned paper boards, gilt spine detailing, and gilt edges, this is a genuinely elegant late Victorian production. The set carries a handwritten inscription dated 1917, adding over a century of personal provenance on top of the book's own considerable age.
Antique condition — wear and fading, damage to binding. The set measures 6.5" tall x 4.75" wide x 1.75" deep. Ships from Altadena, CA.
