From Haworth to Scotland

These two releases have been featured previously on BrontëBlog but we haven't yet devoted a post to them:

The Brontës of Haworth
1973
Accorn Media Group (DVD, Region 1)
Siblings Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne Brontë experienced soaring artistic achievements and personal tragedies. This finely crafted British miniseries follows England’s most accomplished literary family from their sheltered childhoods to their complex lives as adults. Written by poet and playwright Christopher Fry; with Michael Kitchen (Foyle’s War) and Barbara Leigh- Hunt (Pride and Prejudice).

Street Date: February 7, 2012
DVD 2-Disc Set: 5 episodes; approx. 260 min.; 4:3 full screen; SDH subtitles
BONUS: Background information on the Brontës’ home in Haworth.

The Flight of Gemma Hardy
Margot Livesey
Publisher: Harper (January 24, 2012)
ISBN-13: 978-0062064226

The resonant story of a young woman’s struggle to take charge of her own future, The Flight of Gemma Hardy is a modern take on a classic story—Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre—that will fascinate readers of the Gothic original and fans of modern literary fiction alike, with its lyrical prose, robust characters, and abundant compassion. Set in early 1960s Scotland, this breakout novel from award-winning author Margot Livesey is a tale of determination and spirit that, like The Three Weissmanns of Westport and A Thousand Acres, spins an unforgettable new story from threads of our shared, still-living literary past. “Gemma is real—it’s as simple as that. And through her eyes we see step by step what it means . . . to take possession of one’s own life.” —David Wroblewski, author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.