Simon Marsden is Lecturer in the School of English at the University of Liverpool, UK.

Marsden provides new readings of elements in Emily Bronte's work that have baffled scholars and readers: his readings of "No coward Soul" and Wuthering Heights, for example, provide a coherent analysis of seemingly irreconcilable elements of her work and thought. Marsden's is not a dogmatic reading - such a reading would run counter to Bronte's thought -- but a perceptive reading based on Christian epistemology, hermeneutics, and ontology. Marsden accounts for the religious elements in Bronte's work even as he gives full recognition to her "somewhat heterodox" or even "heretical" stance toward Christianity. Micael M. Clarke, Associate Professor of English, Loyola University, Chicago, USA. Marsden (Univ. of Liverpool, UK) examines Wuthering Heights and selected poems in order to engage Emily Bronte's religious position. Many biographies and critical studies--e.g., Lucasta Miller's The Bronte Myth ( 2001)--have tried to clarify Bronte's spiritual beliefs. Marsden's volume relies heavily on modern critical discourse and the support of extensive notes; there are chapter notes and an extensive bibliography. This is a book for Bronte specialists with an interest in Victorian religion. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. -- S. A. Parker Hiram College

• Acknowledgements \ A Note on Texts \ Introduction: The Unfinished Sentence \ 1. Enchantment \ 2. Christianity \ 3. Death and Eschatology \ 4. Faith, Doubt and Wuthering Heights \ (not) Conclusion \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index

Simon Marsden is Lecturer in the School of English at the University of Liverpool, UK.

Marsden provides new readings of elements in Emily Bronte's work that have baffled scholars and readers: his readings of "No coward Soul" and Wuthering Heights, for example, provide a coherent analysis of seemingly irreconcilable elements of her work and thought. Marsden's is not a dogmatic reading - such a reading would run counter to Bronte's thought -- but a perceptive reading based on Christian epistemology, hermeneutics, and ontology. Marsden accounts for the religious elements in Bronte's work even as he gives full recognition to her "somewhat heterodox" or even "heretical" stance toward Christianity. Micael M. Clarke, Associate Professor of English, Loyola University, Chicago, USA. Marsden (Univ. of Liverpool, UK) examines Wuthering Heights and selected poems in order to engage Emily Bronte's religious position. Many biographies and critical studies--e.g., Lucasta Miller's The Bronte Myth ( 2001)--have tried to clarify Bronte's spiritual beliefs. Marsden's volume relies heavily on modern critical discourse and the support of extensive notes; there are chapter notes and an extensive bibliography. This is a book for Bronte specialists with an interest in Victorian religion. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. -- S. A. Parker Hiram College

• Acknowledgements \ A Note on Texts \ Introduction: The Unfinished Sentence \ 1. Enchantment \ 2. Christianity \ 3. Death and Eschatology \ 4. Faith, Doubt and Wuthering Heights \ (not) Conclusion \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index