The Three Brontës

by May Sinclair

INDEX

Absolute, the, 16, 176. Agnes Grey, 39, 40, 49. Augustine, St., 185.

Ballynaskeagh, 20. Balzac, 54, 120, 121, 163. Bassompierre, Pauline de, in Villette, 153-157. Being, 184. — Parmenides on, 185. Birrell, Mr., 14, 20, 31, 41, 65. Blake, William, 175, 178. Branwell, Miss, at Haworth, 23, 24. — — death of, 36. — Maria, marries Rev. Patrick Brontë, 20. — — illness of, 23. — — death of, 23. Brontë— Anne, 49-57. — 27, 28. — at Thornton, 20. — at Haworth, 20, 27, 33, 39. — at Thorp Green, 33, 36, 38, 50. — in London, 40. — character of 49-51, 55, 56. — death of, 45. — diary of, 34, 168, 194. — Poems of, 54-57, 188, 246. — novels of, 39, 49-54. — and Branwell Brontë compared, 54, 246. Charlotte, 57-167. Charlotte at Thornton, 20. — at Haworth, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 31, 37, 39, 46, 47, 69, 83, 94, 103, 105, 165, 235, 236. — at Cowan Bridge, 24, 25, 27, 236. — at Roe Head, 26, 27, 94, 95. — at Dewsbury Moor, 27, 94. — at Stonegappe, 28, 62-64. — at Rawdon, 33, 35, 67. — in Brussels, 15, 35-37, 81-90, 158, 241, 246. — in London, 15, 40, 46, 47, 244. — character of, 16, 66 et seq., 80, 82, 83-86, 167. — death of, 48, 49. — early writings of, 101-104. — genius of, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 35, 80, 91, 103, 104, 130, 131, 171, 233. — marriage of, 47-49. — novels of, 105-165. — Poems of, 39, 103, 164, 169, 170, 246. — her love of children, 64-67, 156. — and Emily Brontë compared, 48, 167-169, 229-231, 233. — Mr. Swinburne on, 14, 31, 64, 65, 66, 68. Emily Jane, 167-234. — at Haworth, 19, 20-22, 25, 26, 27, 39. — at Cowan Bridge, 24, 25. — at Roe Head, 27, 39. — at Halifax, 27. — in Brussels, 35, 36, 37. — death of, 43, 44, 139, 140, 173. — character of, 27, 167-173. — diary of, 33, 38, 194. — genius of, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 171, 172, 185-186, 187, 208, 209, 229, 233, 234, 236. — Poems of, 17, 39, 174-185, 231, 232. — mysticism of, 16, 168, 171, 173-181, 186. — novel of, 39. — paganism of, 16, 135, 136, 174, 186, 208, 214. — and Charlotte Brontë compared, 48, 167-169, 229-231, 233. — M. Maeterlinck on, 14, 170, 213. — Mr. Swinburne on, 14, 174. Maria, 20, 22. — at Cowan Bridge, 24, 25. — character of, 24, 25. — death of, 25. Patrick Branwell, 15, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 54, 55, 58, 59, 61, 199, 236. — at Thornton, 20. — at Haworth, 20, 25, 28-30, 34, 42. — at Bradford, 28, 29. — at Luddenden Foot, 34. — at Thorp Green, 40, 41. — in London, 29. — character of, 40-43, 50-54. — death of, 43. — authorship of Wuthering Heights ascribed to, 233, 246, 247. Patrick Branwell and Emily Brontë compared, 246, 247. — and Anne Brontë compared, 54, 233. — and Mrs. Robinson, 40, 41, 50-52. — Poems of, 28, 29, 42, 164, 233, 246. Patrick, Rev., 20-22, 24, 25, 36, 37, 42, 43, 83. — at Thornton, 20. — at Haworth, 20. — in Ireland, 20, 21. — character of, 20, 21, 22, 24. — works of, 22. Brontës, The Fact and Fiction, by Angus Mackay, 81. Brown, John, 28, 29, 30, 51. Brussels, Charlotte Brontë in, 15, 35-37, 81-90, 158, 241, 246. — Emily Brontë in, 35, 36, 37. — influence of, 15, 81-90, 158. Byron, 121, 206, 207.

Children, love of, 64-67, 156.
— in Charlotte Brontë's
novels, 64, 65, 66, 156.
— in George Eliot's novels,
64, 156.
Cowan Bridge School, 24, 25, 27,
91, 236.
Creative Impulse, the, 23, 155,
157.
Criticism of Charlotte Brontë,
15, 31-33, 64-75, 78-81, 117,
120, 122.
— of Jane Eyre, 114, 117,
120-124, 128-142.
— of Shirley, 65, 68, 131, 132,
137, 138, 143.
— of Villette, 143-149, 153-160,
162, 163.
— of Emma, 161, 162.
— of Charlotte Brontë's
Poems, 164, 165.
— of Emily Brontë's Poems,
174-209.
Criticism of Wuthering Heights,
209-234.
— of Agnes Grey, 49, 50.
— of The Tenant of Wildfell
Hall, 54, 55.
— of Anne Brontë's Poems,
54-57, 188, 246.

Dean, Nelly, in Wuthering
Heights, 222, 224, 225, 229.
Destiny, 35, 36, 37, 39, 48, 103,
105, 234.
Destiny, Wisdom and, quoted, 170.
Dewsbury, Charlotte Brontë at,
27, 94.
Dialogue, 116, 117, 139, 140, 149,
230.
Diary, Emily Brontë's, 33, 38,
194.
— Anne Brontë's, 34, 168,
194.
Dimnet, M., 15, 16, 51, 163.
— — his criticism of Charlotte
Brontë, 16.
— — his criticism of
Wuthering Heights, 17.
Dobell, Sydney, on Emily
Brontë, 232.
Dramatic instinct of Charlotte
Brontë, 163, 231, 232.
— — of Emily Brontë, 231,
232.
Duclaux, Madame, 14, 20, 21, 44,
50, 61, 120.
— — her Emily Brontë,
14, 21, 44, 50, 120, 167, 182.
— — on Wuthering Heights
211, 212.
Dunton, Mr. Theodore Watts-,
14, 15.

Earnshaw, Catherine, 169,
173, 208-229.
— — character of, 212-216,
227.
— Hareton, 209-212.
— — character of, 215-218,
226.
Earth, the, 127, 136, 143, 173,
207, 208, 224.
— Emily Brontë's love of,
136, 174, 175, 208, 222.
— Genius of, 175.
— Poem to, 207, 208.
Ecstasy, 179.
Eliot, George, 64, 143, 156, 171.
Emanuel, Paul, 105, 144-146,
148-153, 157, 242, 243.
Emma, Fragment of, 161, 162.
Experience, 144 et seq., 170, 172,
173, 234.
— novel of, 106, 107, 143-146,
148, 164.
— how far important, 144,
145, 148, 234.
— of Charlotte Brontë, 129,
130, 172, 234.
Eyre, name whence derived, 239.

Fanshawe, Ginevra, character of, 154, 159. Farrar, Dean, 55. Fielding, 123. Fragment of Emma, 161, 162.

Gaskell, Mrs., 20, 21, 22, 30,
42, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 96, 101,
120, 143, 147, 167.
Gaskell's, Mrs., Life of Charlotte
Brontë, 47, 57, 58, 67, 68, 234-237.
Genius,
— of Charlotte Brontë, 13, 14,
19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 35, 80,
91, 103, 104, 130, 131, 171, 233.
— of Emily Brontë, 14, 15,
16, 17, 22, 171, 172, 185, 186,
187, 208, 209, 229, 233, 234,
236.
— the, of Place, 19, 20, 227,
228.
— the, of Earth, 174, 175.
— test of, 233, 234.
"Gondal Chronicles", 38, 39,
193, 194, 232.
"Gondal Poems", 17, 193-208,
234.
Grundy, Francis, 33, 51, 60, 203,
246.

Haworth, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27,
29, 37, 42-44, 168.
— influence of, 24, 25, 30, 47,
94, 103, 105, 165, 166, 227,
228, 235, 236.
Heathcliff, 53, 170, 197, 209-221,
222, 224, 225, 239-242.
— character of, 209, 210, 211,
226.
— and Zamorna, 202-207.
Héger, M. Constantin, 14, 35, 36,
81-90.
— — character of, 88, 89,
146, 147.
— — influence of, 36, 100,
103-105.
Héger's, M. Constantin, relations
with Charlotte Brontë,
14, 15, 81-90, 96, 100, 104, 105,
130, 239-247.
— — original of Paul
Emanuel, 105, 144-150, 239-247.
— Madame, 14, 15, 35, 36,
85-89, 104, 148.
— — original of Madame
Beck, 144, 148, 149.
Helstone, Caroline, 98, 137, 139,
141, 142, 143.
— — and Miss Ellen
Nussey, 75, 98.
Henri, Frances, 89, 108-110.
Heredity, 211, 212.

Imagination and the real, 130,
144.

Jane Eyre, 21, 24, 39, 40, 64, 68,
89, 91, 101, 103, 109, 110,
112-131, 133, 143, 148, 159,
239-247.
— — criticisms of, 112,
116-124.
— — dialogue in, 113, 114,
117, 118, 119.
— — passion in, 113, 114,
115, 116, 117.
— — reality of, 112, 113,
124.
— — style in, 128, 129.
— — and The Professor
compared, 105, 109, 110, 112,
113, 129, 138.
— — and Shirley compared,
131, 138, 141.
— — and Villette compared,
105, 144, 159.
— — quoted, 113-115,
117-119, 125-129.
John of the Cross, St., 180, 181.

Letters of Charlotte Brontë,
46, 53, 75, 76, 165, 166.
— — to Miss Ellen Nussey,
46, 72, 75-78, 82-92.
— — from Brussels, 84-87.
— — to M. Héger, 90.
— — to Southey, 99.
— — to Wordsworth, 99.
Leyland, Francis A., 60, 61.
— — on Branwell Brontë,
81, 233, 246.
— the sculptor, 29, 51, 246.
Lewes, George Henry, 33, 64, 68,
124.
— — on Shirley, 68.
Life of Charlotte Brontë, Mrs.
Gaskell's, 47, 57, 58, 67, 68,
234-237.
Linton, Catherine, 212, 221, 222,
227.
London, Charlotte Brontë in, 15,
40, 46, 47, 244.

Mackay, Mr. Angus, 81.
Maeterlinck, M., on Emily
Brontë, 14, 170, 213.
Malham-Dembleby, Mr. J., 87,
232, 239-245.
Marriage of Charlotte Brontë,
47-49.
— Charlotte Brontë on, 69-80,
141, 142.
Meredith, George, 133, 224.
Moore, Louis, 134, 141, 143.
— Robert, 137, 140.
Motherhood, 65-68.
Mysticism, 16, 168, 169, 173-181,
186.

Nature in Shirley, 136, 137.
— in Wuthering Heights, 173.
— in Emily Brontë's Poems,
207, 208.
Nicholls, Rev. Arthur Bell,
47-49, 82.
Nicoll, Sir William Robertson,
14, 182, 189, 190.
Note on Charlotte Brontë, by
Algernon Charles Swinburne,
14, 64.
Novel, the, 163.
Novels of Charlotte Brontë,
105-165.
— of Anne Brontë, 39, 49-54.
— of Emily Brontë, 39, 209-234.
Nussey, Miss Ellen, 26, 46, 58,
72, 73, 75-78, 84, 168, 169.
— — Charlotte Brontë's
friendship with, 91-99.
— — Charlotte Brontë's
letters to, 31, 46, 72, 75-78,
86, 91-99.
— — Charlotte Brontë's
advice to, 75-78, 84.
— — influence of, 91-93.
— Rev. Henry, 79, 80.
— — original of St. John
Rivers, 91, 141, 145.

Oliphant, Mrs., on Charlotte
Brontë, 31, 32, 33, 69-74, 79,
80, 117, 141.
— — on Shirley, 70, 71,
72, 141, 142.

Paganism, Emily Brontë's, 16,
135, 136, 174, 186, 208, 214.
— in Wuthering Heights, 209,
211, 214, 222.
Pantheism, Emily Brontë's, 171,
184.
Parmenides, Poem on Nature,
185.
Passion, Charlotte Brontë's treatment
of, 106, 116, 123, 124,
176.
— Emily Brontë's treatment
of, 172, 213, 214.
— Dickens' Treatment of,
123.
— Fielding's treatment of,
123.
— Jane Austen's treatment
of, 124.
— Smollett's treatment of,
123.
— Thackeray's treatment of,
123.
— in Jane Eyre, 113, 114, 115,
116, 117.
— in Shirley, 131, 141.
— in Villette, 159.
— in Wuthering Heights, 210,
211, 212, 213, 218, 221, 222,
224, 228, 231.
— in Emily Brontë's Poems,
179, 180, 182, 196, 199, 200,
205, 208.
— in Emily Brontë's soul,
170-172, 174, 209.
— test in reality, 159.
"Philosopher, The", 177.
Philosophy, Emily Brontë's, 169,
175, 176, 177.
Pictures of the Past, by Francis
Grundy, 60.
Poems of Anne Brontë, 54-57,
164, 188, 246.
— of Branwell Brontë, 28,
29, 42, 164, 233, 246.
— of Charlotte Brontë, 39,
103, 164, 169, 170, 246.
— of Emily Brontë, 17, 39,
174-185, 231, 232.
— The Complete, of Emily
Brontë,
"Poems, Gondal", 17, 193-208,
234.
Professor, The, 39, 89, 105, 106,
107-112, 138.
Professor, The and Jane Eyre compared,
105, 109, 110, 112, 113,
129, 138.
— — and Villette compared,
111.
— — quoted, 107, 108,
109, 111.
Pryor, Mrs., 140.

Quarterly Review, The, 53, 114,
117, 120, 121, 131.

Real, the,
— Imagination and the, 130,
134.
— germ of the, 138, 145, 158.
Realism, 163, 221, 231.
Reality, 113, 124, 138, 141, 143,
145, 146, 147, 148, 158, 159,
163, 171, 173, 174, 176, 228,
230, 231.
Reid, Sir T. Wemyss, 58, 96.
— — on Charlotte Brontë,
58, 81, 100.
— — quoted, 58-60.
Rigby, Miss (Lady Eastlake), 122.
Rivers, St. John, 91, 145.
Robinson, Miss A. Mary F.
See Duclaux, Madame.
— Mrs., 15, 33.
— — and Branwell Brontë,
15, 41, 42, 52.
— — vindicated, 41, 50.
Rochester, character of, 113, 117,
118, 119, 120, 121, 125, 140, 141.
Roe Head, 26, 27, 95, 162.

Sidgwick, Mr., 28, 64.
— Mrs., 28, 62-64.
Shirley, 46, 65, 68, 72, 100,
131-143.
— portrait of Emily Brontë
in, 70, 71, 133, 137, 147.
— dialogue in, 139-141.
— criticism of, 64, 65, 68,
137, 138.
— style in, 139, 140, 141.
— Woman in, 70, 71, 132,
133, 137, 141, 143.
Shirley and Jane Eyre compared,
131, 138, 141.
— and Villette compared, 111,
141, 148, 159.
— and Wuthering Heights compared,
139.
— quoted, 133-137, 138, 139,
140, 141, 142.
Shorter, Mr. Clement K., 13,
14, 74, 82, 84, 87, 88, 96, 100,
101, 186-190, 191, 193. See
also Prefatory Note.
Smith, Mr. George, 40, 144, 158.
Smollett, 123.
Snowe, Lucy, 71, 79, 89.
— — and Pauline de
Bassompierre, 153-157.
Sources of Wuthering Heights, 16,
196-209, 231.
Southey, Robert, Charlotte
Brontë's letter to, 99.
Southey's, Robert, advice to
Charlotte Brontë, 99.
Stephen, Mr. Leslie, 62, 63, 79.
Style, 100, 102, 103, 105, 106,
128, 160, 161, 162, 230, 231.
Sue, Eugène, 243, 244.
Supernatural, the, in Wuthering
Heights, 16, 207-221.
Swinburne, Mr., on Charlotte
Brontë, 14, 31, 64-65, 66, 68.
— — on Emily Brontë, 14, 174.

Taylor, Miss Mary, 15, 35, 58,
91, 92, 94, 98.
— Mr. Joe, 72.
— Mr. James, 72, 73, 74, 145.
Temperament, Charlotte Brontë's,
73, 81.
Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The, 39,
40, 54, 55.
— — audacity of, 54.
— — realism of, 54.
— — and Farrar's Eternal
Hope, 55.
Thackeray, 15, 47, 61, 123.
Theories, 16, 17, 57-90, 100, 106,
231-332, 237, 238-247.
Thornton, 20.

Villette, 46, 89, 100, 105, 140-161.
— Lucy Snowe in, 71, 79, 89.
— M. Paul in. See Emanuel
Paul.
— dialogue in, 149.
— germ of the real in, 145,
158.
— reality of, 144, 145, 146,
147, 148, 158, 159, 163.
— realism of, 163, 164.
— style in, 160, 161.
— and The Professor compared,
98, 99, 111, 112.
— and Jane Eyre compared,
105, 144, 159.
— and Shirley compared, 111,
141, 148, 159.
— quoted, 149-153, 154, 155,
157.

Ward, Mrs. Humphry, 14, 196.
Williams, Mr. W.S., 40.
— — Charlotte Brontë's
letter to, 78.
Wilson, Rev. Carus, 24, 25.
Wisdom and Destiny quoted, 170,
213.
Woman, 69, 70, 117, 118, 132,
133, 140, 142, 143.
Woman, mid-Victorian, 71, 118,
132.
— modern, 133.
Woman's place in the world, 78,
142.
Women, Charlotte Brontë's, 69,
70, 132, 133.
Wooler, Miss, 26, 27, 35, 98.
Wordsworth, letters to, 99.
Wuthering Heights, 16, 17, 21, 39,
40, 46, 105, 127, 128, 130, 131,
139, 172, 173, 208-234.
— — criticism of, 209-233.
— — dialogue in, 218, 219,
220-221, 223, 224.
— — mysticism in, 173.
— — paganism in, 209,
211, 214, 222.
— — passion in, 210, 211,
212, 213, 218, 221, 222, 224,
228, 231.
— — realism in, 221, 224,
228.
— — style in, 228, 230.
— — the supernatural in,
17, 196-209, 216.
— — sources of, 232, 233,
234.

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