Tales of Angria(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　In 1834, Charlotte BrontA” and her brother Branwell created
the imaginary kingdom of Angria in a series of tiny handmade books.
Continuing their saga some years later, the five ‘novelettes’ in
this volume were written by Charlotte when she was in her early
twenties, and depict a aristocratic beau monde in witty, racy and
ironic language. She creates an exotic, scandalous atmosphere of
intrigue and destructive passions, with a cast ranging from the
ageing rake Northangerland and his Byronic son-in-law Zamorna, King
of Angria, to Mary Percy, Zamorna’s lovesick wife, and Charles
Townshend, the cynical, gossipy narrator. Together the tales
provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind and creative processes
of the young writer who was to become one of the world’s great
novelists.

　　Charlotte Bront? (1816–1855) is the author of Jane Eyre,
Shirley, Villette, and The Professor (published
posthumously).
　　Jessica Cox is a research student and postgraduate tutorial
assistant in the Department of English at the University of Wales,
Swansea.
　　Lucasta Miller is the author of The Bront? Myth and writes for
the Guardian.
　　Heather Glen teaches at the University of Cambridge and is the
editor of the Penguin Classics edition of Charlotte Bront?’s The
Professor.