Brontë Society Gazette. Issue 45

The last issue of The Brontë Society Gazette is now out (Issue 45. January 2008. ISSN 1344-5940).

ARTICLES

A Portrait of Emily? Further information by Sarah Fermi
In response to a previous article by Mr W L Callaghan on this painting by Thomas Grimshaw illustrating an edition of the Poems of Emily Brontë, allegedly of Emily Brontë, Sarah Fermi concludes that

I think it is very unlikely that the picture is one of the Brontës, particularly as in 1845 any portrait of the girls much more likely be by Branwell. However, the fact that there is a Yorkshire connection is tantalizing. Perhaps someday the original painting will surface and we will lean the identity of the sitter.

Brussels in the Grip of Brontë Frenzy by Derek Blyth
Check this post on the Brussels Brontë Blog.

Southern Excursion 2007
The Southern Excursion took place from 1-5 October 2007. In the article there are diary entries and photographs from some of the participants.

Day One. Monday 1 October. Carlyle's House by Sarah Fermi
Day Two. Tuesday 2 October. Chawton House by Ann Dinsdale
Day Three. Wednesday 3 October. Dorchester, Thomas Hardy's Birthplace and Max Gate by Brenda Graham
Day Four. Thursday 4 October. Monk's House and Charleston Farmhouse by Sally and John McDonald
Day Five. Friday 5 October. Sissinghurst Castle in Kent by Alexandra Kirrane

A wee dash to Galashiels by Anna Ayre
On a visit to Walter Scott's home in Abbotsford.

Visiting Haworth to Research Shaggy Muses by Maureen Adams
Remembering her visit to Haworth doing research for her book, Shaggy Muses.

The Visual Brontë by Dody Williams

Obituary of Herbert William Gallagher (1917-2007)
Long-standing member of the Brontë Society and author of several publications for Brontë Studies.

And...
Views on Haworth by Jane Helliwell
Haworth Chuch Cottage

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