This is an exhaustive biography of the entire Bronte family, including the father, Patrick, and brother, Branwell. It is definitely well-researched, but it is almost a little too well researched, at least in the writing. I am not sure that a Bronte wrote a letter in their lives that still exists and is not quoted in this book. I appreciate the work that the author put into researching the Brontes' lives, but the book is a bit of a slog and could have benefitted from some editing down to just the important aspects of their lives.