The Brontës Playing Cards

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Play cards with the Brontës, from their friends and family to their most famous characters. From Cathy and Heathcliff to Patrick Brontë and Aunt Branwell. This playing card deck features 54 of the Brontës' most memorable characters as well as family and friends, learn all about them in the accompanying booklet.

54 CARD DECK: A set of playing cards featuring illustrations of the Brontës' family, friends and famous characters. Features standard playing card suits, numbers and court cards. Suits are themed on each sibling with hearts for Charlotte, clubs for Emily, diamonds for Anne and spades for Branwell.

BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED by Eleanor Taylor, bestselling illustrator of The World of the Brontës and The World of Virginia Woolf.

ACCOMPANYING BOOKLET includes background about the Brontë sisters and their brother Branwell, their novels and their most memorable characters written by former Brontë Studies Editor-in-Chief, Amber M. Adams.

EASY HANDLING: The cards will not crack or bend when shuffled or flexed due to their weight. Held within a box these cards are perfect for taking anywhere on the go.

THE PERFECT GIFT for any bookworm or Brontë fan.

LAURENCE KING has been capturing imaginations and inspiring creativity in new and unexpected ways for over 30 years, with playful and eye-catching games, gifts and books.Eleanor Taylor (Illustrator)
Eleanor Taylor is an artist and illustrator who lives and works in Hastings, UK. She works on many different projects: illustrating picture books, designing book covers and working for clients like the New York Times and New Yorker. In 2012 she was shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize and in 2015 won the Prize for Illustration.

Amber M. Adams (Author)
Amber M. Adams was Editor-in-Chief of Brontë Studies for 16 years. She was a librarian at Library Headquarters, County Down and at Queen's University Belfast where she was also Executive Editor of the Journal of Documentation before retiring to Calgary in Canada.

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