The Infernal World Of Branwell Bronte

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As a bold and gifted child, his promise seemed boundless to the three adoring sisters over whom his rule was complete. But as an adult, the precocious flame of genius distorted and burned low. With neither the strength nor the resources to counter rejection, unable to sell his paintings or publish his books, Branwell became a spectre in the Bronte story, pursued by the twin demons of drink and madness. No reader will fail to be intensely moved by Branwell's final retreat into laudanum, alcohol - and death.

Daphne du Maurier was born in 1906 and educated at home and in Paris. She began writing in 1928, and many of her bestselling novels were set in Cornwall, where she lived for most of her life. She was made a DBE in 1969 and died in 1989.

Miss du Maurier has brought to the art of the biography the narrative urgency which gives such animation to her storytelling * New York Times Book Review * Daphne du Maurier has no equal * Daily Telegraph * Her craftsmanship has made of the material something more than a case of literary research; almost one feels that she is unravelling a long distorted mystery * Kirkus Reviews *