The Crimes of Charlotte Bronte
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Plot Summary of The Crimes of Charlotte Bronte
"James Tully explains the early deaths of the very talented Bronte family by attributing them to the oldest sister, Charlotte. The story is told by a servant over the course of a liftime, one who had a long-standing an affair with Charlotte's husband--who, was initially Emily's lover. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Sarrah, Resident Scholar

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Composition of Book
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%

Tone of story - depressing/sad
How difficult to spot villain? - Very obvious
Time/era of story: - 19th century
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 80%
Special suspect? - relative
Misc. Murder Plotlets - cooped up in spooky house - "All in the family" murder
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - life in that culture
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - servant
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - British
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - writer
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - jealousy
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - physically sick

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Prairie? Yes
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - little dialog

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