Just surfing the blogosphere we have found
this great post on Random Jottings of a Book and Opera Lover about Charlotte Brontë's letters:
I have a copy of Juliet Barker's The Brontes: A Life in Letters which is a must have volume for all Bronte lovers. What I would really like to own are the complete collected letters of Charlotte Bronte, but at £100 or so per volume, that is a pipe dream. In the meantime, Ms Barker's volume is an excellent substitute as it contains a selection of letters to and from all the family.
Out of all Charlotte's letters, I find those she wrote on her return from Brussels where she fell passionately in love with Monsieur Heger, quite heart breaking. These chronicled her anguish and despair at being separated from her 'Master'. She haunted the post office in Haworth hoping that he would write back to her, but he never did. (Read more)
The rest of the post is so engaging as this paragraph. Please check it and also the comments (as this one by Elaine Simpson-Long)
(...) You just have to read Villette and see how she suffered. I am glad she married ABN and found happiness with him but it is so sad that it was so shortlived. I can never read about her death bed when she wakes and says to Arthur 'Oh I am not going to die am I? He (God) will not separate us we have been so happy' without a tear coming into my eye. It is now.
And oh yes, those Mary Taylor letters, one of those literary if onlys...
Regan Luke's blog posts about Jean Luc Godard's 1967 Weekend film. It's one of the most bizarre films in all his filmography and Emily Brontë happens to appear in a brief scene. The post contains some images of the film.
Traffic jams from horrific car wrecks, cannibal revolutionaries, and finally Emily Bronte, Tom Thumb in a forest (Emily Bronte is later set ablaze by the husband with his cigarette lighter)
Finally, another Brontëite. Blogger and author,
Thomma Lynn:
Thirteen Woman Writers Who ROCK MY WORLD!
1 & 2. Charlotte Bronte and Emily Bronte. Jane Eyre and Villette were written by Charlotte, Wuthering Heights was written by Emily. All three novels are still amazing and wonderful after all these years and will continue to be amazing and wonderful until the day the sun goes red giant and toasts them to ashes. To my mind, the Bronte Sisters are the reigning Queens of Gothic Romance and Dark, Brooding Heroes. Well, thinking in terms of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, that is. Charlotte Bronte's Villette is a different critter altogether: a brilliant study of a young woman's quietly courageous nature.
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Thank you so much for mentioning my blog randomjottings on your blog. I adore the Brontes and have visited Haworth many times and intend to do so again soon. I think this Jane Eyre is terrific and the sexual chemistry between Jane and Rochester sparks off the screen.
ReplyDeleteThank you for writing such a great post! I for one loved reading it because I, too, love Charlotte's letters (as well as those of the rest of the family, but there are so much more of Charlotte).
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame that Margaret Smith's editions of the letters are so expensive. However, you might be interested to know that next July a selection of letters from the three volumes will appear (see link on sidebar). Apparently, OUP has no plans at the moment of publishing the three volumes in a more 'affordable' edition, though.
Thanks so much for linking to my blog! I love Charlotte and Emily Bronte, have read and enjoyed Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Villette many times throughout the years. It's great to have a BronteBlog on the 'net -- you're doing a wonderful job keeping up on all things Bronte!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by and saying such nice things!
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