New Penguins

A couple of new Brontë reeditions for the Pocket Penguin Classics series:

Tales of Angria
Charlotte Brontë
Edited by Heather Glen
ISBN: 9780141035628
Published : 04 Mar 2010
Publisher : Pocket Penguin Classics

In 1834 Charlotte Brontë and her brother Branwell created the imaginary kingdom of Angria in a series of tiny handmade books. Continuing their saga some years later, the five 'novelettes' in this volume were written by Charlotte when she was in her early twenties, and depict an aristocratic beau monde in witty, racy and ironic language. She creates an exotic, scandalous atmosphere of intrigue and destructive passions, with a cast ranging from the ageing rake Northangerland and his Byronic son-in-law Zamorna, King of Angria, to Mary Percy, Zamorna's lovesick wife, and Charles Townshend, the cynical, gossipy narrator.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Anne Brontë
Edited by Stevie Davis
ISBN: 9780141035635
Published : 04 Mar 2010
Publisher : Pocket Penguin Classics

Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. It is only when she allows Gilbert to read her diary that the truth is revealed and the shocking details of the disastrous marriage she has left behind emerge . . .

Categories: Books, Juvenilia, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall