Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Introduction xi
4. Chapter One. Silence and Language: A Meditation on Charlotte Bronte 1
5. Chapter Two, Death and Art: Juvenilia 45
6. Chapter Three Possession: The Professor 77
7. Chapter Four Innocence: Jane Eyre 96
8. Chapter Five Emptiness: Shirley 130
9. Chapter Six Exile: Villette 149
10. Epilogue 185
11. Notes 191
12. Bibliography 213
13. Index 217