Mystery writers on the mooooors

Smithsonian Journeys is organising a Mystery Lover’s England and Scotland trip which today, October 26, goes very Brontë:

October 26 — Charlotte Brontë and Robert Barnard—West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is the renowned home of the Brontë sisters and Robert Barnard. Charlotte Brontë was the eldest of three novelist sisters, and her stories from the 19th century have become standards of British literature. More recently, in 2003, Robert Barnard received the Cartier Diamond Dagger award by the Crime Writers Association for lifetime achievement. Highlights: In West Yorkshire, visit Haworth and the surrounding countryside, which captivated the imagination of Charlotte Brontë. Follow the steps of contemporary mystery writer Robert Barnard’s Charlie Pearce as he searches for clues in modern Haworth, and Superintendent Perry Trethowan who looks into a Brontë manuscript that is a motive for murder. Meet with a mystery writer at a traditional pub lunch to discuss current works and meander through the haunting ruins of Wycoller Hall, the inspiration for Ferndean Manor in Jane Eyre.

And next October 28, a not-to-be missed alert for Brontëites with a sense of humour. Check the youtube video:

The History Girls
28th October 2009 £8/7 8pm
11th November 2009 / 8pm
Lowdown At The Albany
240 Great Portland Street
"Enter the skewed world of Heffernan, Fletcher and Stanley as they take their version of history and put a wig on it"

Categories: Alert, Humour, Theatre