Enduring classics

An adjunct writes for New Republic about teaching at college. She looks back on how she started:

When I started teaching, I was 23 years old and had no weightier obligation than a masters thesis on Jane Eyre. (Sarah Marshall)

Universia (Brazil) includes both Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights on a list of books 'every young person should read'.

19 – O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes, de Emily Brontë
Uma das maiores histórias de amor da literatura, em O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes conhecemos Heathcliff e Catherine, duas pessoas que se amam mas não conseguem ficar juntas. [...]
42 – Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë
Em Jane Eyre, somos apresentados a Jane, uma professora que passa a ser tutora de uma menina que mora em um castelo no interior da Inglaterra. Na história, Jane se apaixona pelo pai da criança, Edward Rochester. (Translation)

Digital Spy lists ten things about Ellen Page, reminding us of the fact that

She was also cast as the title role of Jane Eyre (2011) and as Jack in Jack and Diane (2012) until she dropped out of both. (Rianne Houghton)

Chud reviews the film Belle:

In theory, this makes for some potentially interesting story material. In practice, it falls completely flat.
To start with, the film is a romance at its core. So much of this story depends on whether Elizabeth and Dido will find worthy husbands. The problem, of course, is that old English romance is cold and sterile by design, completely void of passion. This might be a solvable problem if the characters were well-written, entertaining to watch, or had any degree of chemistry — that’s what made “Jane Eyre” and “Pride & Prejudice” such enduring classics. Here, no such luck. (Williamb)

Marie Lavender's Writing in the Modern Age interviews writer Devika Fernando who admits to drawing

a bit of inspiration from Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre while writing.

_Black_Acrylic posts about Balthus illustrations for Wuthering Heights and writemania posts about the novel.