What's in a name?

The Independent devotes an article to the Ashmount Guest House and the Thyme House in Haworth:

Hens clucked and scratched behind the chicken wire as Ray Copeland stooped to fill a basket with freshly laid eggs. Sunlight poured into the garden in front of a forbidding stone façade. A pair of doves rubbed shoulders on top of a white dovecot. In the distance, the valley rose up to moorlands etched with dry-stone walls. But for the wind turbine spinning futuristically on a hill, there was no doubt we had arrived in Brontë country.
"Welcome to Haworth," said Ray, the proprietor of Ashmount and the keeper of this quintessentially English view. Placing the eggs on a table in the lobby, he hauled our bags up the stairs to a room with a brass plaque bearing the name of Dr Amos Ingham. A character from a lesser-known novel by one of the Brontë sisters? "Not quite," said Ray. "He was their physician."
Dr Ingham, Ray informed us, built Ashmount House in 1870. He tended to Charlotte Brontë when she died in 1855 and her father, Patrick Brontë, six years later. The history of Ashmount is intertwined with that of the Brontës. But whether or not you're a fan of the novels of Charlotte, Emily and Anne, Ashmount is an ideal base for exploring the brooding moors and picturesque villages that inspired their writings. Ray and his partner, Gill, have kept the period feel of the property, with antique furniture and four-poster beds in the sumptuously decorated rooms. Adorning the walls are 19th- and early-20th-century art and political cartoons.
Like Ashmount, Haworth has retained its historic charms: the steep high street is paved with thick Yorkshire setts, along which you'll find the antiquated livery of Rose & Co Apothecary, formerly home to the druggist who kept Branwell (the errant Brontë brother) in supply of laudanum. The stocks beside the church are a reminder of the public humiliations that were once endured. (...)

COMFORTABLE?

Ray and Gill's reverence for the past is matched only by a healthy predilection for mod cons: the rooms have flat-screen televisions, some feature iPod docking stations, and two have outdoor, wood-panelled hot tubs in their own secluded yards. Our room had a large sofa and armchair with gorgeous views over the colourful gardens and moors beyond. Although we longed to simmer under the stars in a hot-tub room, our power shower with adjustable body-jets was enough to soothe limbs sore from hiking on the moors. The large Yorkshire breakfasts (complete with freshly laid eggs) are the perfect fuel for a hike. Ashmount does not serve evening meals, but arrangements can be made at local restaurants within a few minutes' walk.
Freebies: A bowl of apples, a small decanter of sherry, bottled water, a pocket-sized box of chocolates, Gilchrist & Soames toiletries, tea, coffee and shortbread.
Keeping in touch: No phones in the rooms, but complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Double rooms range from £70 to £150 per night, including breakfast.
I'm not paying that: The comfortable and contemporary Thyme House (01535 211 860; www.thethymehouse.co.uk) has stunning views and offers doubles with breakfast from £80 a night.

We humbly offer ourselves to the establishments owners to check these and other available acommodations in Haworth. Just in the benefit of our readers, of course.

More Haworth things. Keighley News informs of a non-Brontë film shooting at the Brontë Parsonage Museum:

A new film version of Oliver Twist starring local disabled actors will be screened at Keighley Picture House.
The North Street cinema will next Tuesday host the sell-out premiere of A Parish Boy's Progress.
The cast of the 105-minute movie consists almost entirely of Keighley people with learning disabilities.(...)
To get an authentic look, filming took place in York - standing in for London - and major museums, including the Brontë Parsonage. (David Knights)

We read on The Daily Dispatch (South Africa) how the Johannesburg rock band Harris Tweed has changed their name to a more Brontëite one: Dear Reader. (Picture source)

SOUTH African award-winning folk rock band Harris Tweed has trimmed its name down to threads following a legal battle with a Scottish textile company of the same name.
The Johannesburg- based band is now called Dear Reader. They unveiled their new name during their show at a packed East London Arts Theatre Club on Thursday night. (...)
Judging by the thumbs up they got from the crowd on Thursday , it seems the name Dear Reader will be on everybody’s lips for some time . The name was inspired by Charlotte Bronte’s book Jane Eyre.
Dear Reader was initially made up of McNeil, 25, and Darryl Torr, 35, but they have added a new member to the band, drummer Mike Wright, 21. (Lindile Sifile)

Now for some Brontëites. The Times Colonist presents another Brontëite. Painter Joseph Plaskett who exhibits some of his works at the Winchester Galleries, Victoria, Canada.

Joe Plaskett is very 19th century in his tastes. He's in love with the old world and the art of old masters. He revels in the novels of Charlotte Brontë, William Thackeray and Thomas Hardy, and says rereading the classics in old age is like discovering them for the first time. (Grania Litwin)

And The Daily Telegraph (Australia) uncovers some Brontë traces in the actress Tasma Walton's childhood:

At that point, Walton had no interest in becoming an actor. She was more taken with the idea of writing novels, “holed up on the coast of England in the style of a Bronte sister”. (Ceri David)

The third one is author Marilynn Griffith:

One book you’ve read more than once.
Jane Eyre. I used to read that every year. (SORMAG's Blog)

Quizzes by Quibblo.comQuibblo gives you the chance to know what character of Wuthering Heights are you. For the sake of completeness all of BrontëBlog is a Cathy Linton.

La Précieuse Ridicule posts about Gordon & Caird's Jane Eyre. The Musical, Victorian Stills presents the following challenge:

You can make up to six icons from any version of Jane Eyre that you may have caps of, it does not just have to be the Toby Stephens version. All effects allowed, except animation. Please ask if you have any questions. Entries for the challenge are due Monday September 15ht Midnight EST

Mog's Blog and More... posts about Agnes Grey and finally BrontëBlog's reader Liz has sent us the following ebay link to an old Villette edition with a peculiar - though true to the novel - cover.

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