It seems that the conspiracy theory (in the words of Lucasta Miller) of John Malham-Dembleby arguing that all the writings by the Brontës were in fact written by Charlotte and Charlotte alone (Malham-Dembleby published his
The Key to the Brontë Works in 1911 and in 1954, his wife published
The Confessions of Charlotte Brontë where more of his "extraordinary revelations" were made public) has resurfaced with a freemasonry twist in the ebook world.
Charlotte Brontë's Thunder
The Truth Behind Brontë Genius
Ebook by Michele Carter
Published: July 24, 2011
Words: 213840 (approximate)
The abiding mystery surrounding 'Wuthering Heights' since it was first published in 1847 is who wrote it? Later, when the author's identity was known, critics asked how did Emily Brontë, without any previous writing experience, craft this masterpiece? 'Charlotte Brontë’s Thunder' explores the theory that perhaps ‘Emily’ was a pen name for the real author, her older sister Charlotte. A ludicrous and preposterous claim to a modern reader, but early reviewers in 1847 found the book had similar styles and subject matter to Charlotte’s novel 'Jane Eyre'. The critics concluded that one author was writing under two names. More surprising is that historical and biographical facts support their suspicions that Charlotte, not Emily, wrote 'Wuthering Heights'. 'Charlotte Brontë’s Thunder' takes the reader on a journey into the closed world of this literary icon’s efforts to tell her most private truth and gives a glimpse of what it must have been like to be a brilliant woman living among uneducated men. Brontë fans from around the world as well as curious readers will see how Charlotte left a complicated pattern of cryptography that enabled her to craft clues, riddles, and anagrams into her correspondence, novels, and poetry to tell the public that she, not her sister, wrote 'Wuthering Heights'. But why deny authorship of such a great novel? If Charlotte wrote the book, why not just take credit for it? The Brontë sisters and their story contain many unanswered questions and conflicting mythologies that continue to plague scholars, but Charlotte left hints inside her writing that answer each question and resolve every puzzle. In 'Charlotte Brontë’s Thunder', the code takes a parallel path alongside Brontë’s life, anchoring the biographical facts to her secrets. She lifts the veil and shows her readers the truth about her writing and about her real life, refuting the fictional tale she wove for the public. The uncovered facts are shocking and disturbing as they divulge a unique tale of corruption, cover-ups, and murder, but they also reveal the inner workings of a remarkable woman’s genius and her incredible obsession that compelled her to write 'Jane Eyre' and 'Wuthering Heights'.
Charlotte, the cryptography genius. Will Laura Joh Rowland know about this for the next sequel of her Charlotte Brontë saga?
Categories: Books, Charlotte Brontë
I'm always baffled by the claims of people that "how did X, without any previous writing experience write a masterpiece?" People can write masterpieces on their first try! It's happened more than once!
ReplyDeleteI don't like novels like this that seek to take away the credit where credit is due. Don't take away from the fact that all three Bronte sisters were brillant.
Just read this post... I completely agree!
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