The Life of Charlotte Brontë Volume 1 Chapter 3

In which we are introduced to the lineage, character, and early life of the Reverend Patrick Brontë, a determined Irish scholar turned Yorkshire clergyman, and to his marriage with Maria Branwell, whose quiet piety and cultivated mind deeply influenced their children. Their lives at Haworth Parsonage are painted with gentle strokes of domestic affection, quiet struggles, and the formative solitude that nurtured the extraordinary intellect and close family bonds of their gifted offspring.