The Brontë Pilgrimage

This is one of the ten commandments of dating for guys according to The Frisky:

Thou shalt not talk incessantly about your ex-girlfriend.
Doesn’t matter whether you’re calling her a complete bunny boiler or singing her praises—it’s weird. It’s one thing, if it comes up, to talk about when you last were in a serious relationship or how many years/months the longest one lasted. It is another thing, however, to share the entire Wuthering Heights-esque saga of your love story, starting with when you first laid eyes on her and ending with the day she went completely mental and poured sugar in your gas tank because she found out you cheated. Relive the memories with your man journal or therapist. Or, on second thought, move on already. (Amelia  McDonell-Parry)

Websites announcing Jane Eyre 2011:

 One of the hottest young talents today, Mia Wasikowska (“Alice in Wonderland”) tops this new version of the Charlotte Brontë classic. (March 4) (???)  (Eric Robinette in The Oxford Times (Canada))

 “Jane Eyre,” with Mia Wasikowska (“Alice in Wonderland”) and Michael Fassbender (“Centurion”) in a romantic drama based on Charlotte Brontë’s novel about a governess on an isolated estate. Cary Fukunaga (“Sin Nombre”) directed. (March 11)  (Lou Gaul in The Burlington Times)

Coming in March: Yet another screen adaption of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, directed by Cary Fukunaga. This one stars Mia Wasikowska as Jane and Michael Fassbender as Mr. Rochester. (Emily Colette Wilkinson in The Millions)

Rhonda Findling shares on Associated Content her visit to the Brontë Parsonage and Haworth:

For Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre enthusiasts traveling to Haworth, England, the hometown of Charlotte and Emily Brontë is a kind of pilgrimage to a literary shrine. The house where they lived
and worked is located at the summit of a long, narrow, steep cobblestone road. This street is lined with quaint little gift shops, nineteenth century stores and teahouses. I spent hours there talking to the locals as I feasted on scones, puddings and all sorts of English desserts while throwing back pots of tea. (Read more)

Mike Cline is a bit confused in the Salisbury Post:

The play, by the way, was “Pride and Prejudice,” written by one of those bratty Brontë girls. Actually, we called it “Pride and Pre-Jaundice.”

Tadeusz Deręgowski gives a 7 out of 10 to Wuthering Heights 1939 and The CinemaScope Cat reviews it; Librarian in Heels and Rockabilly Life defend Emily Brontë's book; The Great Unmade Robert Aldrich Romantic Comedy reviews a 1940 radio adaptation of Wuthering Heights; Book Ends and the Good Stuff Between just loved Jane Eyre; Story Girl and Books Passion (in Italian) also posts about the novel; Cindy's Book Club shares her love for the Brontës; Reading for Passion has a negative review of April Lindner's Jane; Scribbles and Ink Stains compares Jane Eyre and The Secret Garden; poetictouchchannel posts a reading of Emily Brontë's Shall Earth No More Inspired Thee by Ellen Archer. Click Those Keys posts a couple of essays about The Female Gothic and Ambiguity in Wuthering Heights.

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