I tend to find that in Charlotte Brontë’s juvenilia everything and everyone is over described. The narrative pace is very slow as a result. I did find certain sections of "The Green Dwarf" engaging, and wouldn’t state that I disliked the tale, but for the most part I found it too rambling.

But it's hardly fair to criticize a work of this nature, considering the author was not writing for the public, nor had she been taught how to improve her writing style at this stage of her life.

At the height of her success Charlotte Brontë would doubtless never have dreamed of "The Green Dwarf" being published. Here, aged 17, the genius she would become was very much waiting in the wings.

If you're a Brontë fan wanting to read everything the famous sisters ever wrote, check this out with no high expectations. ( )

Wow, is this an over the top romance. It is VERY much like the pulp fiction of the 18th century. It reminded me the most strongly of Love in a Maze. There are cold-hearted villains and lovely, pure maidens and all the things you expect from a stock romance. It's just great juvenelia from C. Bronte. Well worth the time. ( )

Enormously fun slice of Bronte juvenilia. Should be read to children of a romantic disposition. ( )