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Glass Town [graphic novel] / Isabel Greenberg.
"The entrancing story of the Brontë sisters' childhood imaginary world. Four children: Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne have invented a world so real and vivid that they can step right into it. But can reality be enough, when fiction is so enticing? And what happens to an imaginary world when its creators grow up? Plots are spiraling, characters are getting wildly out of hand, and a great deal of ink is being spilt ... Welcome to Glass Town."--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419732683 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 211 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Abrams ComicArts, 2020.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "The imaginary world of the Brontës"--Cover. |
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| Genre: | Fantasy comics. Historical comics. Graphic novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Shares the lives of the Brontèe sisters and the imaginary world of Glass Town they created in response to the loss of their mother and two elder sisters. - Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
An NPR Best Book, New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Isabel Greenbergâs Glass Town is a graphic novel about the Brontë siblings and the strange and marvelous imaginary worlds they invented during their childhood.
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This original graphic novel encompasses the eccentric childhoods of the four Brontë childrenâCharlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The story begins in 1825, with the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, the eldest siblings. It is in response to this loss that the four remaining Brontë children set pen to paper and created the fictional world that became known as Glass Town. This world and its cast of characters would come to be the Brontësâ escape from the realities of their lives. Within Glass Town the siblings experienced love, friendship, war, triumph, and heartbreak.
Through a combination of quotes from the stories originally penned by the Brontës, biographical information about them, and Greenbergâs vivid comic book illustrations, readers will find themselves enraptured by this fascinating imaginary world.
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âEngrossing for both adults and teens attracted to alt-history fantasy or the Brontës.â âLibrary Journal (Starred Review)
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âGreenberg breathes life into the Brontësâ unpublished early writings . . . Those who appreciate historical fiction and classic literature will be engrossed by this reimagining of the childhoods of these literary luminaries.â âSchool Library Journal - Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
NPR Best Book of 2020
A graphic novel about the Brontë siblings, and the strange and marvelous imaginary worlds they invented during their childhood
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Glass Town is an original graphic novel by Isabel Greenberg that encompasses the eccentric childhoods of the four Brontë children'Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The story begins in 1825, with the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, the eldest siblings. It is in response to this loss that the four remaining Bront. children set pen to paper and created the fictional world that became known as Glass Town. This world and its cast of characters would come to be the Brontës' escape from the realities of their lives. Within Glass Town the siblings experienced love, friendship, war, triumph, and heartbreak. Through a combination of quotes from the stories originally penned by the Brontës, biographical information about them, and Greenberg's vivid comic book illustrations, readers will find themselves enraptured by this fascinating imaginary world.
