Can you arrange an interview for me with the Brontë sisters?

We had another post on mind for today, but we have seen this and we have thought it's much better to smile a little.

The Bradford Telegraph & Argus publishes this very funny article by Ben Barnett about Bradford's Tourist Information Centre's work and the (very bizarre) questions tourists ask. Look for yourself:

Picture: Main Street, Haworth. Courtesy of Eagle Intermedia's Brontë Country webpage. Source)

Haworth, the theme park:

What time does Haworth open and how much does it cost?

"If Haworth is a purpose-built tourist attraction, why is Main Street built so steep? And why did they have to cobble it?"

The answer is obvious. In winter it's an adventure sports theme park.

We have also the slightly disoriented tourist:

"Can I have directions to Leeds Castle?" Imagine his embarrassment when staff replied: "Leeds Castle is in Kent."

The really weird petitions:

"Find out where I can buy a marmoset monkey, my son doesn't like the train set I bought for his birthday."
"Can you find accommodation for me and my dog - he's just had major heart surgery?"

But the best one of all is this query from a Japanese woman:

"Can you arrange an interview for me with the Brontë sisters?"

Not just one, the three of them, no less.

Well, not with the Brontë sisters but we can provide at least a meeting with Jane Eyre, Elizabeth Bennet and Anna Karenina in this brief story that participated in last summer's Purple Prose Parody Contest:

The Monday Night Book Club (In Homage to P&P, Jane Eyre, and Anna Karenina) by Cindy Wisener

Jane efficiently piled her plate of appetizers with a tempting selection of kidney pie, eel pie, and pie pie. It was her turn to play hostess for the Book Club and she wanted to make an impression with the most tempting delicacies Victorian England had to offer. Russian and Regency English hospitality had left her cold, although she had been too polite to let it show.

Elizabeth was the first to arrive. She had a glow about her. "We've done it!" she cried. "Darcy and I have settled things between us! The wedding plans are in the works!"

"My best wishes to you both, Lizzie. You may also congratulate me. Rochester and I have reached an understanding as well." (Read more)

Categories: Haworth, Humour, Jane Eyre