The stone setts on which the Brontës trod

A couple of news items from Haworth. First of all, the Yorkshire Post has an article on the works on stone setts on Main Street:

The stone setts on which the Brontës trod are being dug up, repaired and relaid.
Thousands of cobbles on historic Haworth Main Street are being repaired by Bradford Council.
The work, which began yesterday, is the final phase of a £600,000 project to preserve the character of the village, the former home of the Brontës and a major visitor attraction.
The latest phase of the scheme will cover the length of Main Street between The Old White Lion Hotel and The Fleece pub and is expected to last until the summer.
Last year new seats, direction posts and planters were installed in the village.
Main Street will be closed in short sections while the work is carried out.
Pedestrians will be allowed access at all times.
The road will be reopened at weekends and no work will be carried out on bank holidays.

And albeit tangentially the notorious Haworth clamper is back in the news in this article from BBC News.

Margot Livesey, author of the Jane Eyre retelling The Flight of Gemma Hardy, writes about the Brontës on The Millions:

Judging by the dresses on display at the Brontë Museum, Charlotte Bronte was less than five feet tall but, like her famous heroine Jane Eyre, she was the opposite of meek. When she was ten years old her brother, Branwell, appeared at her bedroom door with a box of toy soldiers he’d just been given by their father. Charlotte immediately seized a soldier and named him the Duke of Wellington. Her sisters, Emily and Anne, followed suit, naming their soldiers Gravey and the Waiting Boy. Together the four siblings appointed themselves the Genii and dispatched the soldiers to the Glass Town confederacy in Africa. Later Emily and Anne developed the country of Gondal while Charlotte and Branwell created Angria. All four wrote about these imaginary kingdoms. Their passionate juvenilia, much of it according to the Brontë Museum Guide repetitive and poorly spelled, paved the way for the novels we cherish. (Read more)

The Campus discusses why literature is important

For the more historic students, literature offers fine insight into human history first hand. Such examples of this are Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Both of these books were written in the same time period that they were based off of, which was about late 1700′s early 1800′s. [...]
Lastly, for any student, literature develops critical thinking skills.
The reader can observe from multiple points of view and is allowed to freely develop ideas about the plot and characters. Readers can be skeptical about actions taken by the characters or of plot points.
For example: “When Jane found out about Mr. Rochester’s secret, why did she run away?” By critically thinking about this question, the reader gains insight to who exactly Jane Eyre is, why she takes this action, and whether, for the time, it was a wise action or not. Readers are allowed to come to their own conclusions about symbolism, plot devices and characterization within stories as well.
As critical thinking is sharpened by literature, those skills can be used to solve everyday life problems, allow a person to see different points of view and call into question set standards. (Brooke Batchelor)

According to Flavorwire, Wuthering Heights is one of ten 'Fantastic Novels with Disappointing Endings':

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
No one’s denying that Wuthering Heights is one of the most powerful — not to mention visceral — love stories of all time. The story of Heathcliff and Catherine is one of longing and obsession and even sadism. The meat of the novel follows their endlessly frustrating romance and its repercussions, and is as utterly addictive as any escapist paperback you’ve ever read. It also makes you forget that the book is told from the point of view of a narrator, Lockwood, who’s at a pretty far remove from the main characters. Slogging through the first three chapters, about his stay at Wuthering Heights, isn’t difficult, but Lockwood also gets the last word in yet another trio of chapters. Sure, it includes the death of Heathcliff, but since he’s been dead for all intents and purposes for quite a while by the time his heart stops beating, this section is slow going. And don’t even get us started on that kicker… (Judy Berman)

Pink Villa reports that the actress Kulraj Randhawa recently

caught up on Hollywood classics available in the library of their hotel.
"The library was amazing and had a really good collection of classic Hollywood films. I got to see many films like 'Godfather', 'Gone With the Wind', 'Wuthering Heights' and 'It's A Wonderful Life' all over again after my shoots," said Kulraj who started her career on the small screen with the comedy show "Kareena Kareena".

The Flight of Gemma Hardy is reviewed by Book Clutter and The Book Stop. The Aftermath of You posts about Jane Eyre and Saucy Dolls has created a Jane Eyre doll. Livros, letras e metas writes in Portuguese about Wuthering Heights.