{"product_id":"9780949175090","title":"Cassocked Savage: The life of Patrick Brontë","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatrick Brontë, father of the famous sisters, was of lowly Irish birth. His father was kidnapped and became a slave. Pat’s dad survived, married and Patrick was born. He had 9 younger siblings. He lived in a two-roomed cottage and from these humble origins became an amazing teacher then won a scholarship to Cambridge graduating with honours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA priest in the Church of England, Brontë fathered six children, three of whom—Charlotte, Emily and Anne—became famous novelists. Their novels remain hugely popular today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Patrick copped a bad press. He asked the novelist Elizabeth Gaskell to write a biography about his daughter Charlotte. In her book, Mrs Gaskell gave Patrick a hard time. So hard that critics inferred he was ‘a cassocked savage’ and ‘a mad dog who should be shot’. Really?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiographers and publishers pushed the Gaskell line. Patrick’s evil reputation was set in cemetery stone. But not any more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow his life-story can be revealed. And what a story. The redhead from County Down led an amazing life. He was a poet, novelist, hero and way ahead of his time. He gave his children a fabulous education with giant dollops of love. He inspired them to write. He was a fierce advocate for health, education and social reform. And he loved dogs! Meet the unsung champion from the wild Yorkshire moors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCassocked Savage \u003c\/em\u003eis based on the play \u003cem\u003eSaucy Pat \u003c\/em\u003eby Cenarth Fox\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fox Plays","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49859459481840,"sku":"9780949175090","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780949175090","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}