‘Reader, if you’re ready, so am I.’<\/b><\/p>\n
These witty vignettes, set in Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u00ab’s imaginary world of Angria, feature debauched aristocrats, high-society courtesans and the rakish, brooding hero Zamorna, and offer a fascinating insight into Bront\u00c3\u00ab’s early writing. <\/p>\n
One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics’ huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries – including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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