About Trees and DVDs

A "Brontë" tree is in danger according to Keighley News:

A landmark tree on the Bronte pilgrimage route to Top Withens - reputed to have inspired the setting of Wuthering Heights - is under threat of being felled.
Yorkshire Water wants to chop down the 40ft-high sycamore tree, fearing it is a danger to walkers heading for Bronte Waterfall.
But Julie Sheridan and Miles Marsden, who live at nearby Springs Farm, have won a stay of execution after water bosses admitted they had failed to inform the couple of the work.She said: "This tree is on a historic route to the Bronte Waterfall and Top Withens and is impressive.
"And there are only three trees in total on the length of the track because it is so high up on the moor.
"We believe that Yorkshire Water has not looked at all the options."
A Yorkshire Water spokesman accepted that the tree was visually impressive and something of a landmark.
He added: "On the basis of the concerns expressed we have decided to take a second opinion. But that is not to say that it will not come down if it needs to."
The company had a duty of care and was obliged to act on expert advice to protect both members of the public from injury and property from damage, he said. (Clive White)

We hope this sycamore would not be the one on which Sylvia Plath was sitting in the poem "Two photographs of Top Withins" by Ted Hughes.

The Bay Area Reporter reviews both 1944 Jane Eyre new DVD edition and the PBS edition of 2006 Jane Eyre series. On the 1944 version:

This Jane Eyre is visually stunning and unforgettable. As haunting as a ghost story, it's a classic that stands the test of time.
Fox presents a reasonably good print, though it's obvious that the disc isn't restored or remastered. It has that "old-movie look."

And on the latest one:

PBS Home Video offers the recent Masterpiece Theatre version of the story. Shot on location in the English countryside, the new Jane Eyre is lavish eye-candy. Unfortunately, the lush, lovely settings fail to inspire the romantic terror of the earlier film. (...)
Wilson and Stephens work well together. They're able to inject far more sexual tension into their forbidden love than Welles and Fontaine ever could, which slightly makes up for the production's lack of thunder. Though he doesn't give the larger-than-life performance offered by Welles, Stephens is good at conveying Rochester's deep sadness. While not the classic its predecessor surely is, this new Jane is a handsome production that will satisfy the story's legion of fans. (David Alexander Nahmod)

The blogosphere is full, once again, of Brontë reviews. Wuthering Heights is reviewed on Shane Shennan's blog. A Journey of One Inch posts about Jane Eyre. We have even a Shirley review, courtesy of Mia's BookList.

Some weeks ago we posted about a Vietnamese translation of Wuthering Heights (Đỉnh gió hú). Now, on this blog you can find an on line translation of the text.

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