Branwell Brontë- the “Forgotten” Brother?

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Patrick Branwell Brontë is the only brother of the authors of Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. He was born on June 26, 1817, one year after Charlotte, one before Emily and two before Anne. Though his name and his life are necessarily tied to those of his sisters, and though …

NORTHANGERLAND AND THE PIRATE, an article by Maddalena De Leo

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Branwell Brontë always identified himself with Northangerland, a fictional character he invented- a very shady and tormented one. Branwell made him the main character of his tales, and wrote for him bizarre adventures, odd misdeeds, and the most wild erotic conquers. For the young son of the reverend of Haworth, who was not handsome nor …