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Victorian Writers: Laia R, Nuria M, Elisabet H
Hello, my group is Laia, Núria and me and we are going to talk about the Brontë sisters. They were the English novelists whose novels transcended the Victorian time to become classic Their literary production presents considerable differences from the main guidelines of the Victorian literature, because their narrative was the critical of customs and idealism satirical.
Emily Jane Brontë
She was born on the thirtieth of July 1818 – and died on the 19th of December in 1848
Her poetry has been recognized as one of the best in this century, and is currently admired for its originality.
Her best novel is Wuthering heights, a story of passionate love. She was a mystic, as evidenced by her poetry, and her novel dramatizes her intuitive perception of the nature of life.
Charlotte Brontë
She was born on the 21st of April 1816 – 31st March 1855
After the death of her mother, she was sent along with their sisters to the inner school Clergy Daughters where she was inspired to create the novel Jane Eyre but published it under the pseudonym Currer Bell. It’s a novel about a young woman who has to fight to survive. Charlotte travelled to Brussels to improve her French, experience that served to create her novel Villette.
Anne Brontë
(17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849)
She was the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. In short succession she wrote two novels. Agnes Grey, based upon her experiences as a governess. Her style is witty and ironical. Her second and last novel, The Tenand of wildhell hall is perhaps the most shocking of the Brontës novels in seeking to present the truth in literature.
Conan Doyle
He was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes , generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction
In 1882 he started his medical practice in Plymouth where he met Joseph Bell as his university teacher, who inspired him to write about Sherlock Holmes.
In a letter sent to Joseph Bell, he said: "It is most certainly to you that I owe Sherlock Holmes. ... Round the centre of deduction and inference and observation which I have heard you inculcate I have tried to build up a man." A lot of authors have found a similarity between Joseph and Sherlock. In a letter written to Conan Doyle, he said: “My compliments on your very ingenious and very interesting adventures of Sherlock Holmes. ... Can this be my old friend Joe Bell?"
In 1893 he wrote Professor Moriarty and Sherlock's death. He wrote that they both fell down into the Reichenback Falls. But then, he brought the character of Sherlock Holmes back on "The Hound of the Baskervilles". Ten years later, Conan explained on "The adventure of the Empty house" that only Moriarty had fallen into the falls.
So, Sherlock hasn't died yet. In fact, there are a lot of authors who are still writing about him.
Jane Austen
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.
Austen lived her entire life as part of a close-knit family located on the lower fringes of the English landed gentry. She was educated primarily by her father and older brothers as well as through her own reading. The steadfast support of her family was critical to her development as a professional writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began a third, which was eventually titled Sanditon, but died before completing it.
Pride and prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.
Though the story is set at the turn of the 19th century, it retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of 'most loved books' such as The Big Read. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. Modern interest in the book has resulted in a number of dramatic adaptations and an abundance of novels and stories imitating Austen's memorable characters or themes. To date, the book has sold some 20 million copies worldwide.
In 1882 he started his medical practice in Plymouth where he met Joseph Bell as his university teacher, who inspired him to write about Sherlock Holmes.
In a letter sent to Joseph Bell, he said: "It is most certainly to you that I owe Sherlock Holmes. ... Round the centre of deduction and inference and observation which I have heard you inculcate I have tried to build up a man." A lot of authors have found a similarity between Joseph and Sherlock. In a letter written to Conan Doyle, he said: “My compliments on your very ingenious and very interesting adventures of Sherlock Holmes. ... Can this be my old friend Joe Bell?"
In 1893 he wrote Professor Moriarty and Sherlock's death. He wrote that they both fell down into the Reichenback Falls. But then, he brought the character of Sherlock Holmes back on "The Hound of the Baskervilles". Ten years later, Conan explained on "The adventure of the Empty house" that only Moriarty had fallen into the falls.
So, Sherlock hasn't died yet. In fact, there are a lot of authors who are still writing about him.
Jane Austen
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.
Austen lived her entire life as part of a close-knit family located on the lower fringes of the English landed gentry. She was educated primarily by her father and older brothers as well as through her own reading. The steadfast support of her family was critical to her development as a professional writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began a third, which was eventually titled Sanditon, but died before completing it.
Pride and prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.
Though the story is set at the turn of the 19th century, it retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of 'most loved books' such as The Big Read. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. Modern interest in the book has resulted in a number of dramatic adaptations and an abundance of novels and stories imitating Austen's memorable characters or themes. To date, the book has sold some 20 million copies worldwide.
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