Wuthering restrooms

Strange as it all may sound, Brontë-related restaurants are not such a rare sight, particularly Stateside. The Baltimore Magazine adds one more to the list: Hamilton Tavern.

Not every dining review warrants a mention of the restrooms, but we can’t resist in this case. Their décor adds to the tavern’s charm. Adorning the walls are pages of manuscripts, sheet music, poetry, and novels—by women writers in the ladies’ room and male authors in the men’s. Think Wuthering Heights versus All Quiet on the Western Front. These literary tributes were the brainchild of Creegan’s wife, local jazz singer and restaurant co-owner, Felicia Carter. (Jess Blumberg)

On a similar note - though this time it's an inn - The Herald-Mail posts an update on the Inn BoonsBoro, previously mentioned on BrontëBlog, which is expected to open in mid-February. What we will find inside:

Furniture in the rooms will represent each room’s theme, McErlain said. Each room also will have its own scent, such as honey or ginger.
“Each will have its own scent that’s reflective of them,” McErlain said.
The literary couples represented at the inn are Marguerite and Percy from “The Scarlet Pimpernel”; Nick and Nora from “The Thin Man”; Jane and Rochester from “Jane Eyre”; Elizabeth and Darcy from “Pride and Prejudice”; Titania and Oberon from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”; Eve and Roarke from “In Death” novels written by Roberts under the name J.D. Robb; and Westley and Buttercup from “The Princess Bride.” (Erin Cunningham)

But to go back to the original Brontë Country: The Telegraph and Argus has an article on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Santa Specials, which might be a great idea for those wishing to take their children to Haworth. Here's when it runs:

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Santa Specials – today and tomorrow, December 6 and 7, 13 and 14, 20 and 21. Tickets cost £12 for adults and children over three years; £6 for children aged six months to three years. Telephone (01535) 645214 Mince Pie specials run from December 26 to January 4. Tickets cost £9 for adults and £4.50 for children. (Sue Ward)

Lori Borgman, writing for the Indianapolis Star, seems to have heard of Syrie James's forthcoming book:

Marketing-wise, one of the best things you can do with your memoirs is to lose them and have someone else find them after you are dead, like "The Lost Memoirs of Charlotte Brontë" and "The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen." Memoirs can be dry, especially if you came of age in a period of respectability, so having memoirs discovered after you are gone can add a dimension of intrigue.

As for the blogosphere: Karin et ses livres reviews Agnes Grey in French, НАЕДИНЕ СО ВСЕМИ - if our Russian translator serves us correctly - has been to Patrick Brontë's birthplace and got a little confused over whether the Brontës actually lived there as well. And finally austinhippie writes about '19th century literature and the difference between the ability to retire and to philanthropize'.

Categories: Books, Haworth, Jane Eyre, Weirdo, Wuthering Heights