Written between the ages of twelve and twenty-one and never meant for print, these fragments come from the imaginary world Charlotte Brontë built with her brother and sisters. Twelve adventurers sail to a country of genii and found a kingdom in Africa; a traveller meets the supernatural in Ireland; a seeker sets out in search of happiness. Clement Shorter rescued them from Arthur Bell Nicholls, who had meant to burn them.
A rare glimpse of a great novelist’s apprenticeship, for Brontë readers above all. Download the free EPUB.