The Key to the Bronte Works Part 20

---- Charlotte Bronte's Method I., ix., 121, 127-8, 131

VILLETTE.

Its relation to Charlotte Bronte's life, vii., ix., 41, 47, 86, 89, 92, 97, 103, 107, 111, 118, 126, 128-9, 132-7, 140, 144-5, 148-154, 160-1, 166-7

In relation to M. Heger, ix., 70, 86, 89, 92, 97, 103, 111, 118, 126, 128-9, 132-40, 145, 150-4, 166

---- Madame Heger, 106, 118, 133

---- Taylor of Hunsworth, 89

---- M. Sue, ix., 103-4, 111, 118, 120-9, 130-5

---- Lady Ritchie, xi., 165-8

---- Mr. George Smith, 69, 160-1, 166-8; Mrs. Smith, 161, 166-8

---- Thackeray, 70, 165-8

---- Rev. Patrick Bronte, 77, 136, 161

---- Rev. A. B. Nicholls, 69, 86, 161

---- Charlotte Bronte's _Poems_, 128, 132-7, 140-5, 149-152

---- _Wuthering Heights_, _Jane Eyre_, _s.h.i.+rley_, and _The Professor_.

See Key Index for those works

END OF THE KEY INDEX TO CHARLOTTE BRONTe'S WORKS.

WUTHERING HEIGHTS.

Bronte, Charlotte, her life:--37-53, 93-103, 138-9, 153, 169; _Frances_ and Catherine, 133-4; throughout the work of, 18, 40; drawn by her from Montagu, 22-36, 57-68, 141-2; _Tale of a Foundling_, 33; _Alembert_, 65; as the younger Catherine, viii., 46, 161; as the two Cathys, 16, 17, 34, 106-118, 161; Authoritative evidence of her Methods I. and II.:--viii., 25-6, 98-103, and of Key Index to the Bronte Works, 169, 170; gives it Emily, 17, 18, 169; offers it publishers, 17; story of a sad Night, 17; why she disavowed authors.h.i.+p of, 143-6; unable to admit authors.h.i.+p of, 18, 146, 153, 169; preface to, 142, 145; rainy day in her childhood, 37-42; fit of frenzy, 48-51; spectral writing, 42; phantom hag, 42; her childhood reading, 41; Rev. Jabez Bunting, 41; her cold, wailing child apparition, 28-30, 52-6; cloven tree, 96-7; and Heathcliffe's hypochondria, 16, 55-6, 87-8, 144; Isabella's rival, 106, 117-8; as Catherine of Malham, 23, 57-68; her mood in writing, 150-3; fears publisher, 18-9, 153, 169

Bronte, Emily, unimportance of her corrected copy of, and implication, 17, 169, 170; purporting to be by, 18, 138, 153, 169; _Wuthering Heights_, no internal evidence of, viii., 169, 170

Bronte, Branwell, and authors.h.i.+p of, 40; as Hindley, 18, 37-40, 52-3, 69; carving knife incident, 39

Bronte, Rev. Patrick, as Mr. Linton, 49, 147, 161

Aykroyd, Tabitha, as Mrs. Dean, 43-51, 59, 69, 72, 78, 81, 160, 168; her old songs, 46-7; her fairy tales, 44-5; as Joseph, 38, 40, 47-8

Heger, M., in, 16, 17, 34. Also, see Key Index for foregoing names

Earnshaw, Catherine, and Heathcliffe, as Jane and Rochester, 93-103, 139

Heathcliffe, as Rochester, 89-92, 138-9, 153; as "that ghoul," 140-6; and Taylor, 83-9; return of the runaway, 93, 97-103; expression of eyes, 90-1; the foundling, 22; origin of name, 22, 142

Hareton, origin of name, 22-3, 60, 64, 66; and M. Heger, viii.-x., 120-1

Joseph, original of, 23; as Poole of _Jane Eyre_ and Montagu's uncouth servant, 23-8, 30-1

Lockwood as Montagu, 23-32, 57-60, 66; his boy guide, 60, 66

Newby, Mr. Thomas, publisher of, 19, 146, 153, 169

Malham as Gimmerton, and Gimmerden; Malhamdale as the valley of Gimmerton, 22-3, 57-68, 71; Glens, 58, 66, 68; p.e.n.i.ston Crags, 22-3, 59, 60, 65-6; Fairy Cave, 22-3, 59-66; Chapel, 22, 66-8, and Briar Chapel of _s.h.i.+rley_, 41; Kirk in the lonely valley, 22, 64, 66-8; Fair, 22, 66-7; mists, 68; stream, 22, 68; sough, 66-68; Heights, 22, 66-7; Catherine, of, 23, 71

Montagu and, 20; Airton, 22-3; Airton, Robert, 60, 64, 71; Mrs., 60; lonely house of mystery and uncouth servant, 17, 23-32; cuckoo story or foundling "plot," 22-3, 33-4, 87; a night's repose and the candle-bearing bedside apparition, 21-32, 30-2

Brunty foundling controversy, 13; the key chapter, 40; origin of t.i.tle, 56-7, 148-152; Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, the abodes--originals not known, 159; Lady Eastlake and Dobell, 138-9, 153-4

Published later than _Jane Eyre_, 118, 138, 169

JANE EYRE.

Bronte, Charlotte, her life, 37-53, 69-103, 106-119, 123-155, 168, 169-170; her second work based on Montagu, 23-36, 60-6, 68-72, 140-2; Rivers family, 23, 69-82; Burns, Helen, 23-4, 69-71, 80, and Charles I., 64, as Agnes Jones (death of), 106-110, and M. Sue, 108-110.

"Rivers," origin of suggestion, 23, 71-2, 141-2, Diana and Mary, 70-8, 81-2, St. John as Mr. Bronte, 70-8, 81-2, as Charlotte's Brussels priest, 77, 132, 136-7, not Rev. Mr. Nussey, 77; Hannah, and Bessie (Tabitha Aykroyd), 40, 43-53, 69-73, 78, 81, fairy tales and old songs, 44-7; Reed, name (and Keeldar), 23, 81; aunt, 38, 70-1; John (and Hindley), 37-40, 52-3, 71, 79, 113; Eliza and Georgiana, 69, 79-82; Severn Julia, 23, 81, 107; Lowood school, 18, 21-2; fever, etc., at, 106-110, 117; Miss Temple of, 81, 110-1; Brocklehurst, 21, 81, 115; Morton (Haworth), Moor House, 70-82, 105; Charlotte as Jane Eyre and Catherine Earnshaw (also see Key Index), 37-42, 93-103, 150-2; rainy day in her childhood, 37-42; fit of frenzy, 48-51; spectral writing, 42; phantom hag, 42; cold, wailing child apparition, 28-30, 52-6, 151; cloven tree, 96-7; the Sidgwicks, 78; Gateshead Hall, 37-9, 45; her Thornfield, 72, 127-8; as Jane Eyre and Lucia Snowe, 148-152; as Jane Eyre, and Crimsworth of _The Professor_, ix.-x., 127-8; as Janet Aire or Jane Eyre of Malham, 22-3, 60-6, 70-2, 142; "Jane," a secondary adaptation, 71; Fairy Janet, Queen of the Malhamdale Elves, 23, 60-4; no views on lunacy, 34-6; Rochester's song, 140-2; the miraculous voice, 136-7; nymph and satyr, 141-2; missionary life and priest, 136-7; the runaway, 93, 97-103, 129; hen-killing figure in _Wuthering Heights_ and, ix.-x; "Rydings," "Norton Conyers," and "Thornfield," 35, 159; Wycollar Hall, 159

---- Rochester (see Key Index for M. Heger and the Taylors), x., 14, 145, and _Wildfell Hall_, 161; _Jane Eyre_ the surpa.s.sing of all Bronte biographies, 82; "Key to _Jane Eyre_" The, xi., 20, 68, 153

Malham or Gimmerton, background of _Jane Eyre_, 22-3, 58-68; source of river Aire or Ayre, 23, 60-71; Jane of, 22-3, 60-6, 70-2; see Fairy Janet Aire or Eyre of Malham

Montagu, and opening of _Jane Eyre_, 21-2; lonely house of mystery, and uncouth servant (Grace Poole and Joseph), 17, 23-32 --Jane Eyre's and Lockwood's two dreams in, 28-30 --a night's repose and candle-bearing apparition in, 21, 23-32; origin of plot of insane lady, and of the white veil scene (Sh.e.l.ley), 24, 34-6; insane lady a secondary suggestion; suggests names, Aire or Eyre, Burns, Rivers, Reed, Keeldar, Broughton, Eshton, Georgiana, Helen, Ingram, Lowood, Lynn, Mason, Millcote, Poole, recalling perhaps a Rev. Mr. Pool, and Currer Bell, 21, 23-4

s.h.i.+RLEY.

Bronte, Charlotte, as s.h.i.+rley Keeldar, 81, 120; as Caroline Helstone (and Catherine Earnshaw), 41, 146-8, 152; her home the Rectory, 159; childhood reading, 41-2; Keeldar, name, 23; s.h.i.+rley as Emily Bronte, 69, 156-7.

Helstone, Mr., 86; original of, 75, 159-161; name, 41; and Rev. H. Roberson, 86, 159-160.

Heger, M., and the Moores, 89, 146-8; Louis, 163; Robert, 152.

Cartwright, Mr., 89, 160.

Mr. Macarthey, 160.

Mrs. Pryor, 147-8; a composite character, 160; and Mrs. Dean and Tabby, 43; Miss Wooler, 160.

Yorke (Taylor), Hiram, 83-4; Matthew, 83; Rose, 83-4; Jessie, death of, 84

Birstall, Batley, 159; "Briarmains," 83; "Field Head," 159; The Red House, Gomersall, 83, 159; Oakwell House, 159.

Hartshead, Brighouse, 160; Nunnwood, Nunnerly and church, Robin Hood, Kirklees Park, Priory, 160; Hollows Mill, 160; Whinbury (Dewsbury), 160.

Published in 1849

THE PROFESSOR.

Bronte, Charlotte, as Henri Frances Evans, 71, 122; as Crimsworth, ix., 127-8; Fairy Janet, 63, 71; wailing child apparition, 53-5; Lucia, 86, 151

Heger, M., as Crimsworth, 63, 127, 138; Hunsden, 83-9, 151; origin of name, 84; Pelet, 16, 84, 139, 145