The Brontë Family (Vol. 1&2)

The Brontë Family, with special reference to Patrick Branwell Brontë is a biography of the most famous literary family consisting of three sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne and their brother Branwell who was a painter. The book is a response to Elizabeth Gaskell's controversial "Life of Charlotte Brontë," which was rejected by family members and friends. It provides a general overview of the life of the sisters and Branwell, with special focus on Branwell and some interesting details on how he influenced his sisters' books.

Auteur
Francis A. Leyland (1813-1894) was an antiquarian who worked in a bookshop and ran a library from his father's printing business. He is notable for writing "The Brontë Family, with special reference to Patrick Branwell Brontë"a biography of the Brontë family.