That time of the year

Let's begin today's newsround with a couple of regulars these days:

Stephenie Meyer and her Twilight series in the Mirror:

And the sensation shows no sign of slowing. Her style has been described as Jane Eyre meets Dracula with a heavy dose of Romeo and Juliet. (Adam Lee-Potter)

And Playbill reviews the recently-released Studio One anthology which includes Wuthering Heights 1950.

Now for some less common references. The Times picks Sartre's Sink; The Great Writers Complete Book of DIY by Mark Crick as one of the humour books of the year (yes, it's that 'let's pick the best of the year' time again).

Here is the John Sergeant of humorous books, the one who comes out of nowhere to become a surprise success. At least, it would be if its target market were not Eng Lit students who do a bit of DIY in their spare time. This is a book of parodies: decorating tips in the style of famous authors. So Emily Brontë explains how to bleed a radiator, Dostoevsky tiles the bathroom and Hemingway hangs wallpaper. It's short, to the point, and when I read it out in the office, my colleagues laughed like drains (which then had to be cleared by Jean-Paul Sartre). (Roland White)

And on a slightly similar note - because it's that time of the year as well - InventorSpot features the independent publishing house Faber Finds in an article entitled 'one of a kind holiday gifts'. According to them, the Faber Finds sector

is more old-fashioned in nature; sourcing and printing rare literary classics. While every one has heard of the Bronte's or Charles Dickens (which is how duplicate gifts may be purchased for a known book lover), their emphasis is upon novelists and poets who you may not recognize, like A.J.P. Taylor or Brian Aldiss. Now I'll be honest, literature is a big part of my life; I love the classics and pursued an education based on this interest; however, only some of the names and titles featured by Faber Finds ring a bell. (Beth Hodgson)

The Missoulian has an article on the late Karen Willis's dollhouse creations, but other works of art by her included

One-inch square classics “Jane Eyre” (Lori Grannis)

Which must be interesting to try and peer into, no doubt.

Flickr user Ian Livesey has uploaded a set of pictures from Haworth and the moors.

And to finish on a highly interesting note, we must point you in the direction of a behind the scenes video of the 1967 version of Wuthering Heights, uploaded to YouTube by atcdyer. According to grundel from the IMDb board:

The bad news is color tape masters have been wiped by the BBC but the good news a B/W kinescope version still exist.
http://lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=b0acea30-816c-46d1-b01f-cad94dd814e5

Categories: Books, Jane Eyre, Movies-DVD-TV, Wuthering Heights