Writers and their works series.

Marshall Cavendish Benchmark has initiated a new series of books under the generic name "Writers and their works", addressed mainly to students in high schools. This October, is released the volume dedicated to Charlotte Brontë. According to the publisher's web:

Sometimes the personal stories behind famous writers can be as compelling as the works they pen. This new series introduces the life and writings of authors whose works forever changed the time period in which they lived, and whose writing continues to be a dynamic part of the literary landscape. Each book in the series contains a comprehensive list of the author’s works, while highlighting and analyzing the writings most often discussed in high schools. From F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby to Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, an in-depth analysis of the writings and the historical time period in which they were written, along with the writers’ biographies and critical commentaries of the past and present, provide the reader with a unique look into the worlds of these cultural icons and the writings we have come to regard as "timeless."

Highlights and Features
- Places writer’s works in the context of their times
- Contains excerpts from the writer’s works–and critic’s responses
- Chronology of each writer’s life
- Each book focuses in detail on one or two major works:
Charlotte Brontë— Jane Eyre and Villette

The book is written by Raychel Haugrud Reiff, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Superior where she teaches British Literature, Shakespeare, Chaucer, History of the English Language, Reading and Writing for Teachers, and Freshman Composition.

Categories: Books, Scholar, Charlotte_Brontë