A book, a play and a movie

Among the abundance of media covering the news of Carus-Wilson's letters we have found a few that might be of interest.

First, thanks to this article, we have discovered a book that has been published this month in India. It might be a good intro for your children to all those 19th century novels we love so well: The Puffin Book of Classic School Stories, edited by Ruskin Bond.

A collection of all-time favourite school stories
Meet the world’s naughtiest boys and girls, the best and the worst students and some really famous children in this book as they make their way through school. Read about David Copperfield and his friendship with Steerforth, Tom Brown trying to find his feet in Rugby school, and Jane Eyre fighting poverty and disease in a school for orphans. Not to forget those other irrepressible and immortal boys, Richmal Crompton’s William Brown, Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer, RK Nararyan’s Swami and Ruskin Bond’s Rusty. Also included are stories from such classics as Anne of Avonlea, Little Men, Stalky and Co., and To Sir, With Love.
By turns hilarious and heartwarming, these classic tales are about growing up and the time spent in that one place which is so beloved to some and so hated by others—school.

The Chicago Tribune reviews play Funeral Wedding and briefly compare it to Jane Eyre:

In "Funeral Wedding (The Alvin Play)," bits of Charlotte Bronte (particularly the recluse-in-the attic from "Jane Eyre") mingle with Poelike dreams of bloody crimes.

And finally we find a mention of Heathcliff in a review of - try and guess before you read on! - X-Men: The Last Stand:

Mr. Jackman's Wolverine is one of the great action heroes of film, and while "X-Men: The Last Stand" is billed as the final movie in the series, expect to see a Wolverine spin-off. But a note to any future screenwriters that might be cooking up such a movie: Wolverine is not Heathcliff. In "X-Men: The Last Stand" we're shown a softer side to Wolverine, no doubt to please female viewers. Here's a free tip from the friendly press: Female viewers like crazy, unleashed fury Wolverine just as much as the guys who might still live in their mother's basement.

If the softer side is the Heathcliff side then you got your reference all wrong, we are sorry to say. And how come female viewers are always to be blamed?

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