検索キーワード： "Anne Bronte" 自伝・回顧録

Just as Anne had to use a male pseudonym in order to publish, Helen Graham, the novel's protagonist and a battered wife, must assume an alias in order to gain freedom from her suffering. With her young child, Helen takes up residence at Wildfell Hall, shrouding her past in secrecy, yet earning the attentions of a young, unmarried country gentlemen.

Daphne du Maurier explores the troubled life of Branwell Brontë, delving into his artistic ambitions, self-destructive habits, and the psychological and familial pressures that led to his downfall. "Miss du Maurier has brought to the art of the biography the narrative urgency which gives such...