Behind the Tale and around Patrick

Alerts for today, April 14:

Jane Eyre. Tales Behind the Tale
Blaby Library, 14th April, 7-8pm
Leicestershire, UK

Our heroine was more than a mouse! Through Jane, Charlotte Bronte presented daring and controversial ideas to her contemporary readers. Join speaker Helen Peden [BA ( Hons ) Lit] for an entertaining and light-hearted look at the hidden sensuality, the role of the Governess and the scientific practice of Phrenology, found in the pages of Jane Eyre.

Words Festival 2010
The Brontës. Performed by Colin Pinney
Derby Room, Turnpike Center, Leigh
14th April, 2:00 PM

Played as the Reverend Patrick Brontë, Colin reveals the story of Patrick's errant son Branwell Brontë and his famous sisters: Charlotte Brontë who wrote Jane Eyre (and who referred to Branwell as "My Unhappy Brother"); Emily, author of Wuthering Heights; and Anne, who wrote Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Colin Pinney has played in Shakespeare, Shaw and Aldwych farce and had directed plays both here and in American. He has been a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company and his television appearances include Jeeves and Wooster, The Brittas Empire and The Bill.

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