A Bront Encyclopedia is a complete guide to the life and work of the most notable literary family of the 19th century. Comprising approximately 2000 alphabetically arranged entries, this authoritative volume: Brings to light the significant people and places that influenced the Bront s' livesDefines and describes the Bront s' fictional characters and settingsIncorporates original literary judgments and analyses of characters and motivesIncludes coverage of Charlotte 's unfinished novels and her and Branwell 's juvenile writingsFeatures a full range of illustrationsA Bront Encyclopedia is the most original and accessible work of its kind.