Tales of Angria

By Charlotte Brontë

Book Overview

In 1834, Charlotte Bront and her brother Branwell created the imaginary kingdom of Angria in a series of tiny handmade books. Continuing their saga some years later, the five 'novelettes' in this volume were written by Charlotte when she was in her early twenties, and depict a aristocratic beau monde in witty, racy and ironic language. She creates an exotic, scandalous atmosphere of intrigue and destructive passions, with a cast ranging from the ageing rake Northangerland and his Byronic son-in-law Zamorna, King of Angria, to Mary Percy, Zamorna's lovesick wife, and Charles Townshend, the cynical, gossipy narrator. Together the tales provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind and creative processes of the young writer who was to become one of the world's great novelists.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140435093
• ISBN13: 9780140435092
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 587 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.2" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher