Though the Brontes have long fascinated readers of fiction and biography, their poetry is all too little known. Charlotte was only competent as a poet, but Anne developed a distinctive voice, and Emily is one of the great women poets of our tradition. This selection concentrates on the poetry rather than the personalities, and Stevie Davies – lecturer in English Literature at the University of Manchester – describes in her full introduction the poetic themes, techniques and achievements of these three remarkable women.