Nussey, Emily (née Prescott), 530
Nussey, George, 275 414 555 604 618 649 738
Nussey, Revd Henry: Dewsbury curacy, 329 Charlotte declines proposal, 350 381 532 604 suggests school for Charlotte, 358 and Vincent, 409 maintains relations with Charlotte, 410 marriage, 530 appointed to living at Hathersage, 532
Nussey, John, 205 330 359 806
Nussey, Joseph, 556
Nussey, Revd Joshua, 341 607 614 859
Nussey, Mrs Joshua, 615
Nussey, Mary, 359
Nussey, Mercy, 211 217 711 illness, 903
Oakworth (Yorkshire), 522
Oastler, Richard, 611
Ogden, Grace, 281
Ogden, Nathan, 311
Ogden, Robert, 311
Old Bell Chapel see Thornton (Yorkshire),
‘On The Melbourne Ministry’ (Branwell Brontë; poem), 436
Outhwaite, Fanny, 81 89 102 118 136 170 207 698
Outhwaite, John, 81
Oxenhope: becomes separate parish, 611
Palladium (journal), 771
Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount: at Cambridge, 13 42
Parker, James, 116
Parker, Thomas, 194 244 247 287 365 480 597 961
Passing Events (Charlotte; juvenile story), 290
Pastoral Visitor, The (magazine), 76 79
Patchett, Elizabeth, 342
Patchett, Maria see Brooke, Maria
Paulinus, Archbishop of York, 36
Paxton, Sir Joseph, 798 957
Peck, G.W., 638
Peel, Sir Robert, 206 258 437
Penzance (Cornwall), 55
‘Peterloo, Battle of ‘ (Manchester, 1819), 95
Phillips, George Searle, 265
Pickles, Robert, 313
‘Pillar Portrait’ see ‘Three Sisters’
Plummer, Margaret, 149
Plummer, Revd Thomas, 149 174 195
Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell (i.e. Brontës): published, 565 579 reception, 585 619 633 636 reissued by Smith, Elder, 666 683
Ponden Hall, near Stanbury: library, 170
Pool, Revd Robinson, 96 958
Poor Law Amendment Act (1834), 308
Poor Law riots, 342
Postlethwaite, Agnes, 375
Postlethwaite, John, 375 386
Postlethwaite, Robert, 375 378 389
Postlethwaite, William, 375 386
Pottage, Robert, 552
Powley, Mrs Matthew, 137
‘Prisoner, The’ (Emily Brontë; poem), 568
Proctor, Adelaide, 759
Proctor, Mrs Bryan Waller, 759
Professor, The (Charlotte Brontë): orphans in, 159 opening borrowed from ‘Angrian’ writings, 237 on Belgium, 445 on pupil-teacher relationship, 491 writing, 589 620 qualities, 590 publication problems, 620 Charlotte proposes revision, 787 and ‘Willie Ellin’, 865 Mrs Gaskell secures manuscript, 929 posthumous publication, 931 954 sales 955
Pryce, Revd David: proposes to Charlotte, 366
Quarterly Review, 707 715 725 865
Queen Anne’s Bounty, 99 165
Quillinan, Edward, 769 783
‘Rachel’ (actress) see Félix, Elisa
Ramsbotham, J. Hodgson, 514
Ramsbotham (Oxenhope teacher), 507 514
Rand of Bradford, 96
Rand, Ebenezer, 506 914 693
Rand, J., 96
Ranger, William, 825
Rawfolds Mill, near Hartshead, 53
Raymond, Henry Jarvis, 960
Redhead, Revd Samuel: at Bradford Auxiliary Bible Society, 63 95 friendship with Patrick, 69 visits Firths, 86 obstructed and rejected at Haworth Church, 94 96 150 943 and Patrick’s appointment to Haworth, 101 financial help to Patrick, 120 delivers sermon at Haworth, 514
Redman, Joseph, 859 893
Redman, Robert, 823
Reform Bill (1831), 207
Register, The (journal), 70
Richardson, George, 434
Richmond, George: portrait of Charlotte, 760 766 918 937
Richmond, Legh, 86 90
Rigby, Elizabeth (later Lady Eastlake), 715 943
Riley, Agnes: and daughter Mary, 391
Ringrose, Amelia see Taylor, Amelia
Ringrose, Rosy, 771
Ripon, Bishop of see Longley, Charles
Roberson, Hammond: friendship with Patrick, 45 and Luddite riots, 52 and Atkinson, 70 opposes Catholic Emancipation, 182 portrayed in Shirley, 718 739
Robinson family, 385 420 429 467 530 550
Robinson, Revd Edmund, 385 540 547 550 death and will, 552 581
Robinson, Edmund (junior): Anne teaches, 170 386 480 Branwell tutors, 480 550
Robinson, Elizabeth (daughter of Revd Edmund), 544 582 615 650 676
Robinson, Henry, 806
Robinson, James, 400
Robinson, John, 893
Robinson, Lydia (née Gisborne; later Lady Scott; Revd Edmund’s wife): marriage and children, 386 Branwell’s affair with, 538 551 Branwells’ poems refer to, 553 558 578 581 and Branwell’s proposed novel, 562 and husband’s death and will, 581 604 Branwell appeals to for money, 607 moves to Birmingham and remarries, 616 650 676 threatens Mrs Gaskell with libel, 943
Robinson, Lydia (daughter of Revd Edmund): elopes with Roxby, 542 552 582
Robinson, Mary (later Clapham; daughter of Revd Edmund), 544 582 615 650 676
Robinson, William, 249 252 264 287 354 357
Roe Head School, Mirfield (Yorkshire): Charlotte attends as pupil, 198 211 Charlotte teaches at, 261 271 273 287 295 298 333 336 341 Emily attends, 261 271 321 Anne attends, 275 discipline and religious values, 328 moves to Heald’s House (Dewsbury Moor), 334 341
Rogers, Richard, 18
Rogers, Samuel, 801
Roman Catholic Emancipation, 88 166 182 207 252
Roscoe, William, 940
Roxby, Henry: elopement with Lydia Robinson, 542 552 582
Royal Academy, London: Branwell aspires to enter, 263 268 271 284 339
Royal Literary Fund Society Dinner, 753
Ruddock, Dr, 814 818 821 825
Ruskin, John, 177 769 951
Russell, Lord John, 818
Rylah (Dewsbury solicitor), 43
St John’s College, Cambridge see Cambridge University
Sale, Sir Robert, 577
Sand, George, 780
Sargent, John, 11
Saunders, Revd Moses, 166 255 311
Scarborough: Anne visits, 402 420 510 515 Anne makes dying visit, 695 Anne buried in, 701
Scarborough Gazette, 701
Scarborough Herald, 551
Scarborough Record, 551
Scoresby, Revd Dr William: appointed vicar of Bradford, 96 370 reforms, 399 and Haworth church rates, 416 Patrick’s relations with, 416 441 464 521 supports national education, 506 threatens resignation, 521 preaches in Haworth, 534 resigns, 612 Mrs Gaskell meets and questions, 924
Scotland: Charlotte visits, 761 867 869
Scott (1816 election candidate), 85
Scott, Sir Edward (Lydia Robinson’s second husband), 616 650 676
Scott, Lydia, Lady see Robinson, Lydia
Scott, Sir Walter, 218 221 317 336 591 763 Old Mortality, 319 Rob Roy, 241 324
Shackleton, Joseph, 416
Shaen, Mrs, 876
Sharpe’s London Magazine, 678 685 920
Shirley (Charlotte Brontë): motherless girl in, 160 and Emily’s erysipelas, 230 pupil-teacher relationship in, 492 curates lampooned in, 515 692 742 851 writing, 647 655 690 709 713 socio-political content, 655 787 Smith, Elder read and criticize, 690 themes, 710 and women question, 711 governesses in, 717 real-life characters portrayed in, 718 740 830 publication, 721 reception and reviews, 721 770 779 narrative stance, 723 read by local people, 741 single-volume edition, 647 655 691 709 713 print-run, 955
Shorter, Clement, 859
Shrewsbury, 26 30
Shuttleworth, Sir James and Lady see Kay Shuttleworth
Sidgwick family, 361
Sidgwick, John Benson, 361 364
Sidgwick, John Benson (junior), 362 364
Sidgwick, Mathilda, 362
Sidgwick, Mrs John Benson (née Greenwood), 361
Silverdale, Lancashire, 148
Simeon, Revd Charles, 10 20 27 137
Simeon trustees, 347 570
Smith, Edwin, 213
Smith, Elder & Co.: publish Charlotte’s novels, 620 630 634 648 691 715 and Charlotte’s preface to Jane Eyre, 639
Smith, Elder & Co. – continued send new books to Charlotte, 648 748 780 862 877 and identity of ‘Bells’, 657 reissue Poems, 666 683 help Charlotte in time of trouble, 674 reject Charlotte’s preface to Shirley, 717 and Charlotte’s delays with new novel, 807 read and reject Harriet Martineau novel, 807 816 and publication of Villette, 829 835 and publication of Mrs Gaskell’s biography of Charlotte, 937
Smith, Elizabeth (née Blakeway; George’s wife): engagement and marriage, 876 885
Smith, George: co-founds Smith, Elder, 634
Smith, Mrs George: entertains Charlotte, 729 734 754 758 762 788 794 797 801 831 834 841 843 876
Smith, George (junior): Charlotte offers The Professor to, 539 620 and Branwell’s relations with Mrs Robinson, 551 and Jane Eyre, 620 succeeds to management of firm, 634 meets and entertains Charlotte and Anne in London, 659 accompanies Charlotte and Anne to Opera, 661 sends money and books to Charlotte, 674 729 offers help to Charlotte for Emily and Anne, 675 689 and Shirley, 691 717 plays host to Charlotte in London, 728 734 754 helps Charlotte with investments, 729 875 885 Charlotte’s correspondence and relations with, 736 747 762 765 785 794 803 805 811 821 827 831 836 851 862 on Thackeray’s meeting with Charlotte, 758 accompanies Charlotte to Edinburgh, 761 sends portraits to Charlotte, 766 and Charlotte’s anti-Catholic sentiments, 781 invites Charlotte to Rhine trip, 787 portrayed in Villette, 788 830 835 841 843 on Charlotte’s rebuke of Thackeray, 798 conflicts with Patrick Stewart, 803 visits phrenologist with Charlotte, 803 suggests Charlotte write serial, 807 811 and Charlotte’s delay with novel (Villette), 812 818 calls at Haworth during Charlotte’s absence, 816 rejects Harriet Martineau novel, 816 and Charlotte’s request for anonymity of Villette, 829 views on Villette, 831 834 changed appearance, 843 overwork, 843 864 and Charlotte’s breach with Harriet Martineau, 849 and Patrick’s loss of sight, 863 engagement and marriage to Elizabeth Blakeway, 876 855 and Charlotte’s death, 912 917 and Mrs Gaskell’s biography of Charlotte, 922 928 932 935 942 943 950 lends Charlotte letters for Mrs Gaskell’s biography, 924 and posthumous publication of The Professor, 931 954 requests Charlotte’s unfinished novel for Cornhill, 962 death, 975 Ellen Nussey offers article on Charlotte, 976
Smith, Revd James William: as Patrick’s curate, 502 508 leaves Haworth and absconds to Canada, 515 pays court to Ellen Nussey, 515 portrayed in Shirley, 691
Smith, Revd John (of Oakworth), 968
Smith, John Stores, 778
Smith, Joshua, 10
Smith, Revd W.R., 867
Smyth, George, 767 824
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 87
Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, 82 90
Soulby, Stephen, 372
Southey, Robert: on Charlotte’s poetry, 49 303 394 Charlotte’s correspondence with, 304 324
Sowden, Revd George, 969
Sowden, Revd Sutcliffe, 432 844 856 893 898 912 916 968 death, 968
Sowerby Bridge: Branwell works at railway station, 405
Spectator (journal): reviews Brontës’ novels, 633 636 665 847 on Mrs Gaskell’s biography of Charlotte, 941
Spence, William, 440
Spring, Tom, 266
Stedman, Revd Thomas, 30 34
Stephen, Sir James, 542
Stephenson, George, 405
Steuart, George, 30
Stewart, Patrick, 803
Stewart (photographer), 937
Stocks, Michael, 92 207
Stonegappe (house), Lothersdale, 361
Storry, Revd Robert, 20 34
Story, Robert, 356
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 657
Strauss, Johann, 342
Strickland, George, 259
Sugden, Daniel, 642
Sugden, Sarah, 397
Summerscale, William, 925
Sunderland, Mrs (singer), 597
Sunderland, Abraham, 174 245
Sunderland, Susey, 880
Swarcliffe (house), Birstwith, near Ripon, 363
Taylor, Amelia (formerly Ringrose): visits Ellen Nussey, 618 649 romance with Joe Taylor, 738 752 770 letter to Charlotte, 747 marriage, 780 786 pregnancy and child, 794 824 869 889 Charlotte writes to on visit to London, 799 portrayed in Villette, 824 Charlotte holidays in Scotland with, 867 869 Charlotte visits, 888 impression on Arthur Nicholls, 900 stays at Haworth, 900 and husband’s illness, 902 Charlotte proposes visit to, 907 letter from sick Charlotte, 909
Taylor, Ellen, 665 876 888
Taylor, Emily Martha (Joe and Amelia’s daughter; ‘Tim’), 824 869
Taylor, George, 278 299 leaves for New Zealand, 529
Taylor, Henry, 663 968
Taylor, James (of Smith, Elder): correspondence and relations with Charlotte, 691 714 748 754 770 790 796 810 820 Charlotte rejects marriage proposals, 790 820 918 works in India, 790 792 796 803 842 death, 975
Taylor Joe: with Charlotte in London, 442 courts Ellen Nussey, 480 visits Brussels, 523 criticized by Charlotte for materialism, 526 guesses identity of ‘Currer Bell’, 663 728 romance with Amelia, 738 752 770 marriage, 780 786 Charlotte declines invitation to visit, 794 visits Harriet Martineau, 824 Charlotte holidays in Scotland with, 867 869 Charlotte stays with, 888 as Charlotte’s trustee, 891 gastric fever, 902
Taylor, John, 423 480 786
Taylor, Joshua, 206 death, 409
Taylor, Martha, 206 336 340 349 382 424 death, 474 758
Taylor, Mary: and Charlotte at Roe Head School, 200 203 friendship with Charlotte, 211 244 340 365 395 career, 212 reading, 256 and politics, 259 on Charlotte’s sense of duty, 291 visits Charlotte at Haworth, 336 349 526 and Charlotte’s feelings for Weightman, 382 Branwell pays court to, 395 plans emigration to New Zealand, 414 423 526 548 continental tour, 423 in Brussels, 424 447 463 travels to Brussels with Charlotte, 442 and sister Martha’s death, 474 in Germany as teacher, 483 on Emily in Brussels, 484 advises Charlotte to leave Brussels, 501 and Charlotte’s concern for Branwell, 609 Charlotte confides authorship of Jane Eyre, 653 657 719 and content of Jane Eyre, 656 Charlotte writes to on visit to London publishers, 662 on Charlotte’s visit to George Smith in London, 729 on Richmond’s portrait of Charlotte, 761 on Patrick’s health decline, 792 correspondence with Charlotte, 821 on Ellen Nussey’s visit to Upjohns, 858 and Arthur Nicholls’ interest in Charlotte, 867 destroys Charlotte’s letters, 928 and Mrs Gaskell’s biography of Charlotte, 928 return to England, activities and death, 975 Miss Miles, 975
Taylor, Stephen (Haworth Church trustee), 93 100 102
Taylor, Waring, 414
Teale, Dr, 686 689 695 751 890
Ten Hours bill, 254 611
Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The (Anne,Brontë): reception, 103 665 677 684 home life in, 161 and Branwell’s writing, 322 and Mrs John Collins, 400 626 Charlotte dismisses, 626 630 771 786 themes, 626 publication, 657 writing, 657 authorship, 665 success and sales, 666 683 criticized for coarseness, 677 universal salvation in, 684 Mrs Gaskell on, 978
Tennyson, Alfred, 1st Baron, 589 Charlotte loathes, 769 In Memoriam, 705
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