Scary clowns and Wuthering Heights

Deseret News insists on the Brontë background of Anne Rice, now that she publishes Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession:

She was 57 when she left vampires behind and in humility dedicated the remainder of her life and writing to Jesus Christ. Although Rice, now 67, was originally inspired by the writings of Charles Dickens and Charlotte Bronte, her style has become greatly simplified in this memoir. (Dennis Lythgoe)

The Brisbane Times has an article about boys' schools and the following (very questionable) idea is mentioned:

[Dr. Leonard Sax] also said books that were considered to be more suited to girls, such as Jane Eyre, could be taught in a way that engaged boys.
"Start in the middle of the story and then work from the beginning," he said. Doing that created a sense of mystery and engaged readers and made them want to read on to find out more.
"Homer knew about it, Hollywood scriptwriters know about it," he said. "If you want to engage boys in any great book you start in the middle."

A puzzling comment can be read in this interview with artist Sam Taylor-Wood in The Guardian:

You have a big show opening soon at White Cube in London later this month. Any common themes?
STW No - that's more scary clowns and Wuthering Heights. But I do have a feature film in the works, based on the early life of John Lennon. We're looking for our Lennon now. (Caspar Llewellyn Smith)

The exhibition's name is Yes I No (24 Oct—29 Nov 2008).

On the blogosphere, it seems that Jane Eyre is not really a favourite of Cave Hinds, he seems to appreciate more Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. The other novel by Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey, is reviewed in French on ahc9's blog.

Categories: Agnes Grey, Brontëites, Jane Eyre, References