The Bronte Sisters Complete 7 Book Set by Anne Bronte Villette, Jane Eyre, Shirley, Professor & More

This boxed collection brings together all seven complete novels by the Brontë sisters, spanning works by Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë. Presented as a single set, it includes well-known classics such as Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey, alongside further novels by Charlotte and Anne.

Across the set, the stories range from Victorian narratives of work, class and personal ambition to accounts shaped by gossip, social judgement and the constraints placed on women. Several of the novels are described as exploring themes including feminism, marital abuse and the inner life of their protagonists, with settings that include Yorkshire, the moors and a Belgian landscape.

Included titles

• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
• Shirley by Charlotte Brontë
• Villette by Charlotte Brontë
• The Professor by Charlotte Brontë
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
• Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë
• The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

Key details

• Box set containing seven complete novels
• Works by Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë and Anne Brontë
• Includes Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey
• Includes The Professor, Villette, Shirley and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Synopses

Jane Eyre

Described as a Victorian bildungsroman, the novel follows Jane Eyre, an orphaned young girl in England who is mistreated yet determined to endure. As she faces attempts to limit her ambitions, she struggles against gender and class bias, as well as vendettas and malicious intent, in pursuit of freedom, dignity and perhaps love.

Shirley

Written under the pseudonym Currer Bell, this narrative is set in Yorkshire during the Luddite uprisings in the textile industry in the Napoleonic Wars. It follows the lives, loves and trials of two women amid conflict between workers and mill owners, while challenging the beliefs and norms of the time.

Villette

Set in a Belgian landscape, the novel is presented as a revised expansion of The Professor and as a fictional study of a woman’s consciousness. Told through Lucy Snowe, it follows her journey across the Channel to work as an instructor in a French boarding school, where she confronts unfamiliar emotions including friendship, joy, jealousy and passion.

The Professor

Charlotte Brontë’s first completed book, published posthumously in 1857, follows William Crimsworth as he searches for a suitable profession and discovers what he naturally excels at. His experiences in the classroom, alongside his pursuit of the woman of his dreams, shape the narrative.

Wuthering Heights

Set on the moors, the story chronicles the love between Heathcliff and Catherine, portrayed as obsessive and cruel, bordering on violent. Their lives are described as irrevocably linked, with consequences that affect those around them and continue through later generations, exploring desire, vengeance, and the line between passion and obsession.

Agnes Grey

Anne Brontë’s debut novel is described as drawing on her experiences as a governess, dramatising the challenges faced by an educated, unmarried and penniless woman seeking work in nineteenth-century English society. It contrasts the respectability associated with the role with the hardships of serving unpleasant households, and touches on difficulties in matters of the heart.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë’s second and final novel is described as a shocking narrative for its time and an instant success. Written as a series of letters, it explores the position of women, marital abuse and feminism in Victorian society, centring on a mysterious new resident of Wildfell Hall who becomes the subject of gossip and slander, and the feelings she inspires in Gilbert Markham, a young local farmer.