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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Happy birthday, Emily Brontë

Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:08 am by M. in ,    3 comments
Emily Brontë was born on a day like today in 1818. Critics have always wondered what in her upbringing may have given way to her one and only novel, her masterpiece Wuthering Heights. Speculations and theories apart, we are pretty sure that nothing would have come of it without an imagination that knew no boundaries.

Such is the strength of her story that 193 after her birth it continues to touch and reach to people all over the world. And a whole new 'generation' of readers is about to get to it soon as Andrea Arnold's new take on Wuthering Heights reaches big screens all over the world in the coming months.

Picture:
Martin Williamson
'Top Withens - Wuthering Heights'
Acrylic on canvas
60cm x 60cm

EDIT: Other blogs and websites paying homage to Emily Brontë: Bridgette Booth, For Books' Sake, Man of La Book, The Canadian Press, Norwich Bulletin, My Love-Haunted Heart, simply audioblog, Readersforum's blog, the Brontë Sisters, 51liviu, Diario di Pensieri Persi (in Italian)...

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3 comments:

  1. annarita7/30/2011 10:25:00 am

    Happy birthday, dear Emily! You're always in our hearts!
    Annarita, Rome, Italy

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  2. Anonymous7/31/2011 04:46:00 pm

    <3 this painting! it depicts the sadness and bleakness of the yorkshire moors mixed with a bit of hope. If i could purchase it - i would!!!! it's absolutely beautiful.

    Also fellow bronte bloggers, have you guys seen the new video clip from Jane Eyre 2011 between Jane and Rochester the first time they talk after the horse accident? I found it on this website:

    http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2011/07/27/watch-a-new-clip-from-jane-eyre/

    however i was hoping to find it on youtube and add it to my favourites. Thanks!

    Here's a bit of extra info for you guys!!!!

    Thanks for such a great website!

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  3. Bridgette Booth8/01/2011 01:34:00 am

    That's a beautiful painting. It truly captures the beauty and the loneliness in Wuthering Heights. I am looking forward to the newest movie adaption. I think it will have people rushing to read (or re-read) it in large numbers.

    Enjoyed visiting. Will be back as I compile a collection of Brontë links. Thanks for your link and mention.:)

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