Brontë sisters

The Complete Bronte Sisters Children’s Collection (Easy Classics) Author : Stephanie BaudetPublisher : Sweet Cherry PublishingFormat : PaperbackReading Ages : 7-11 Titles In This Set: 1. Jane Eyre2. Wuthering Heights3. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall4. Agnes Grey5. The Professor6. Shirley7. Villette8. The Life of the Bronte Sisters Description: Jane EyrePlain and poor, Jane Eyre has always been treated unkindly. Her aunt and cousins despise her, and her school is cruel. One day, Jane sets out on her own to be a governess at Thornfield. Here Jane meets Mr Rochester, the serious master of the house. And there is a strange, eerie laughter coming from the attic … Wuthering HeightsMany years ago, a young homeless boy was taken in at Wuthering Heights. Older now, Heathcliff is set on revenge, and destroying everybody around him. And there is a lonely ghost roaming the moors, who is determined to be reunited with her lover … The Tenant of Wildfell HallA mysterious woman has arrived at Wildfell Hall. Unmarried and living alone, she is the subject of whispers and rumours. Where has she come from? Where is her husband? Gilbert is determined to find out about this secretive woman. And, when he gets her journal, he finally has the chance … Agnes GreyEverything has changed for Agnes Grey. When disaster strikes and her family loses what little money they have, she leaves home and takes a job as a governess. In her new town, she meets the handsome and gentle Mr Weston. But her new master and mistress do not respect her, and her happiness is the last thing on the minds of the selfish and disruptive children she is teaching … The ProfessorPenniless and rejected by his cruel brother, William Grimsworth travels to Belgium to start a new life. He becomes a professor and grows close to a young teacher he starts tutoring. But the girls in his class are determined to make trouble and his new friend suddenly leaves the school without a word … ShirleyCaroline Helstone cannot believe that the bright and funny Shirley wants to be her friend. Recently heartbroken, Caroline’s friendship with the young woman is just what she needs. But when new cotton mill machinery arrives in the village and people’s jobs are threatened, they become increasingly unhappy and desperate. Unrest is brewing … VilletteLucy Snowe has suffered enough loss and misery to fill a lifetime. When she moves to Villette and becomes a teacher, she hopes she can finally find happiness. Here, long-forgotten people and memories surface from her past. But Lucy finds that falling in love isn’t straight-forward. And she keeps running into a ghostly nun that haunts the school grounds The Life of the Bronte SistersBrought up in the lonely Yorkshire moors, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë are poor and motherless. Charlotte is strong and longs to travel, Emily is shy and prefers the company of animals over people, and Anne is the gentlest of them all. Despite their differences, all three sisters have big imaginations and even bigger dreams. And all are determined for their voices to be heard.