Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës

by Isabel Greenberg

Description

In this richly illustrated graphic biography, the Brontë siblings’ childhood games come alive as the fantastical kingdom of Glass Town—a world of heroes, battles, romance, and intrigue born from their extraordinary imaginations. Blending the family’s early writings with the realities of nineteenth-century Yorkshire, the book traces how play, isolation, loss, and fierce sibling bonds shaped the creative vision of one of literature’s most remarkable families. Evocative and inventive, it explores the powerful connection between imagination and storytelling while offering a fresh, accessible portrait of the young writers before they became literary legends.

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hardcover

Abrams ComicArts

Published Mar 3, 2020

224 pages

ISBN: 9781419732683

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Details

First Published

2014

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës by Isabel Greenberg.

Death/Grief
Substance Use
Illness