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November 29, 2008
By M.Thrasher

"There are so many books that describe the lives of the Bronte Sisters, many that I'm not so sure about. Elizabeth Gaskells book is too much like a fan-writing. I found 'The Crimes of Charlotte Bronte' by James Tully. It is written as a novel, but contains alot of information and evidence about the sisters. It incriminates Emily in the subject of her authorship in 'Wuthering Heights' or at least the writing after the first three chapters, which were originally written by Branwell. It talks about the obvious transition in style IN 'Wuthering Heights' from male to female style and perspective. It is also said that the reason for Charlotte's disposal of original manuscripts is to destroy evidence of Branwell's involvment in writing 'Wuthering Heights.' Branwell was a known alcoholic and addict, which Charlotte did not condone, so it seems to be reasonable enough reason. From my reading this book I found that Charlotte was paranoid and needed to be ahead of her sisters. In addition, she was also jealous and did a fair amount of 'snooping.'
The book is not a biased, it merely tries to sift through all the information given and come up with a logical conclusion, in novel form. Essentially, everyone who has interst in the Bronte sisters, should pick this book up. It will gives good evidence and insight into their lies without the "fan" vibe."

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