Barker's work conclusively establishes two facts about the Bronte's little books: first, they wrote a great deal in a variety of forms--22 little books averaging 80 pages each in one 15-month period--and second, their writing, while complicated and fantastical, wasn't very good. As barker put it, "Their slapdash writing, appalling spelling, and non-existent punctuation well into their late teenage years is usually glossed over, as is the frequent immaturity of thought and characterization...Et Seq.