The Brontë Family, with special reference to Patrick Branwell Brontë is a biography of the most famous literary family consisting of three sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne and their brother Branwell who was a painter. The book is a response to Elizabeth Gaskell's controversial "Life of Charlotte Brontë," which was rejected by family members and friends. It provides a general overview of the life of the sisters and Branwell, with special focus on Branwell and some interesting details on how he influenced his sisters' books.

Francis A. Leyland (1813-1894) was an antiquarian who worked in a bookshop and ran a library from his father's printing business. He is notable for writing "The Brontë Family, with special reference to Patrick Branwell Brontë"a biography of the Brontë family.