But he was a fascinating man in his own right and not nearly such an unsympathetic character as Elizabeth Gaskell's ‘Life of Charlotte Bronte’ would have us believe. Born into poverty in Ireland, he won a scholarship to St John's College, Cambridge, and was ordained into the Church of England. He was perpetual curate of Haworth in Yorkshire for forty-one years, bringing up four children, founding a school and campaigning for a proper water supply. Although often portrayed as a somewhat fobidding figure, he was an opponent of capital punishment and the Poor Law Amendment Act, a supporter of limited Catholic emancipation and a writer of poetry. This is the first serious biography of Patrick Bronte for more than forty years.
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Idioma Inglés ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 384 ● ISBN 9780752462479 ● Tamaño de archivo 0.7 MB ● Editorial Nonsuch Publishing ● Ciudad London ● País GB ● Publicado 2010 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 2341466 ● Protección de copia DRM social