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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Bustle has a list of Gothic novels other than Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights:
I was named after Charlotte Brontë, so it's safe to say that I grew up reading Jane Eyre. I loved Jane as a kid. I, too, wanted to go out and seek my fortune as a plain but determined young governess and get swept off my feet by a Mr. Rochester. I blame this (at least in part) for my love of moody, Gothic fiction and for my interest in moody, emotionally unavailable men. But even I must admit that there are, in fact, a few Gothic novels out there that aren't Jane Eyre (some of them aren't Wuthering Heights, either). So if you're looking for a torrid, creepy romance that doesn't involve a problematic secret attic wife, here are a few excellent alternatives. (...)
'Jane Steele' by Lyndsay Faye
A Gothic retelling of a Gothic novel? Yes. Please. Jane Steele is a lot like Jane Eyre, if Jane killed a lot more people. This Jane also has a rough childhood, and she also works as a governess, and she even falls in love with her hot boss. But will he discover her murderous past before it's too late? (Charlotte Ahlin)
Also on Bustle, a list of new book releases:
'Wrong In All The Right Ways' by Tiffany Brownlee
Emma's AP English class is reading Wuthering Heights — meanwhile, she's living the plot of Emily Brontë's gothic romance: She's fallen in love with her new foster brother, the one person in the world whom she can't have. (Cristina Arreolo
More Bustle, now with retellings of classic books:
'Brightly Burning' by Alexa Donne is a spin on 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë
I mean, is there anything cooler than Jane Eyre in space? Stella jumps at the chance to work as a governess aboard a private spaceship, the Rochester. The ship's captain, Hugo Fairfax, has a reputation for being a recluse, but she believes him to be kind. But everything takes a turn when Stella uncovers a conspiracy to assassinate Hugo.

'My Plain Jane' by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton
The author trio that brought you My Lady Jane is back with a rollicking retelling of Jane Eyre... with ghosts. (Melissa Ragdales) (Translation)
Barnes and Noble Teen Blog presents Wrong in All the Right Ways, by Tiffany Brownlee
Wuthering Heights gets an update and makeover in this addictive debut about a forbidden attraction between a high-achieving AP student and her new foster brother, a moody bad boy. Emma discovers parallels between her tumultuous romance with Dylan and that of doomed lovers Katherine (sic)  and Heathcliff, while writing about the classic book for English Lit. But if her parents discover what’s going on between the two teens, Dylan could become ineligible for adoption. (Sarah Skilton)
The Scotsman reviews Helen Dunmore's Girl, Balancing and Other Stories.
Grace Poole Her Testimony” is a gloss on Charlotte Brontë’s novel, Poole, the nurse-guardian of Mrs Rochester confined to the attic, seeing Jane Eyre herself as a pale and greedy conniving little bitch, and a gloss on Joseph Severn’s memoir of the dying Keats. (Alan Massie)
The Augusta Chronicle lists tales worth retelling:
Jane, by April Linder
Jane Eyre is brought into the 21st Century as Jane Moore. Jane has been forced to drop out of school upon the death of her parents. Resorting to taking a nanny position in the home of Nico Rathburn, a famous rock star, she finds herself falling in love with him. But not is alright with the scenario. Mr. Rathburn harbors a dark secret from his past. Even those acquainted with the original story will find the twists and turns in Linder’s retelling worth following. (Scott Strawn)
Cincinnati CityBeat reviews a local production of The Mystery of Irma Vep:
[Charles]Ludlam’s delirious tale — set at “Mandacrest,” an ancient, sinister estate on a remote desolate moor — pokes fun at literary classics by the likes of the Brontë sisters and Edgar Allan Poe, plays by Shakespeare, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 psychological thriller Rebecca and more. Ludlam was known for pushing theatrical boundaries; he liked to say he was “recycling culture.” (Rick Pender)
The York Press reviews the current exhibition of photography by Simon Palmour:
“To the south west lies the millstone grit of the Pennine moors, where Brontë and Hindley links lurk amid the grim landscape with industrial heritage in every dyke. To the north are the North York Moors, an uplifting heather-clad plateau that comes to the sea at Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay and Scarborough. (Charles Hutchinson)
Hello Giggles interviews the writer Tara Isabella Burton, author of Social Creature:
This book is very much, and very consciously, a response text to Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley. I wrote it exactly as a response text the same way, for example, Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is a response text to Jane Eyre.
Some belated reports of the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever in the media: Anglotopia, Lithgow Mercury. Bega District News, Concierto (Chile), Canada Music Scene...

La Nación (Argentina) reviews Infernales. La Hermandad Brontë by Laura Ramos:
En Infernales, la hermandad Brontë (Taurus), Laura Ramos recupera la figura de Branwell, poeta maldito que siguió un camino de autodestrucción y terminó olvidado por la historia oficial. La biografía de Ramos es monumental, exhaustiva, puntillosa: le llevó más de siete años de trabajo y varios viajes a Inglaterra, en especial a Haworth, el pueblo del norte en el que vivió la familia Brontë, devenido en meca de peregrinación turística con merchandising, cafés Brontë, taxis Brontë y hasta un Brontëbus con wifi gratis que hace el recorrido desde la estación de tren más cercana. Al museo llegan alrededor de 70.000 visitantes por año, cifra que aumentó desde 2016 por el bicentenario del nacimiento de Charlotte. (Natalia Blanc) (Translation)
La Tercera quotes from Joseph of  Wuthering Heights:
Visto así, estamos rodeados de viejos terribles. Acotado el término al grupo etario sobre 80, también. Nunca falta el viejo leso, cuyo entendimiento ha decaído mucho antes que sus extremidades, o el viejo severo, cuya vocación, diría Emily Brontë, es estar siempre “allí donde haya mucha maldad que reprochar” (Vicente Undurraga) (Translation)
France Info (France) interviews the author Guillaume Musso:
 "Il n'y avait plus de télévision et il faisait trop froid pour sortir jouer", justifie-t-il. Alors petit garçon, Guillaume Musso avait le choix entre les Mémoires du général De Gaulle et Les Hauts de Hurlevent d'Emily Brontë. C'est la découverte de ce dernier qui l'a troublé : "Pour la première fois, j'avais l'impression d'être dans le cerveau de quelqu'un d'autre."
Il a trouvé cette sensation "incroyable". Alors que roman avait "été écrit un siècle et demi plus tôt, par une jeune anglaise, qui n'avait jamais quitté sa lande", il a eu un "impact fort sur le pré-adolescent" qu'il était. Guillaume Musso reprend une expression d'Umberto Eco pour illustrer ce vécu : "Celui qui ne lit pas, arrivé à 70 ans, aura vécu une seule vie. Celui qui lit, en aura vécu au moins 5 000." (Elodie Suigo) (Translation)
Solo Libri (Italy) reviews the novel #lamoreaccade by Dodo Corfù:
Dopo l’ennesimo trasloco nel palazzo di fronte al suo, e dieci giorni di appostamenti incessanti, Lidia ha infine visto chi si è trasferito nel monovano del secondo piano – un viso alla Heathcliff, il tenebroso personaggio di Cime tempestose, un romanzo che ha letto tre volte, a distanza di dieci anni[.]  (Lidia Gualdoni) (Translation)
Vampire Maman loved Jane Eyre; strong women quotes (including from Jane Eyre) on Bookriot; The latest podcast of the Standard Issue Magazine includes a Brontë discussion:
Mickey and Hannah were surrounded by birdsong as they chat #TeamEmily with the Brontë Parsonage Museum's Lauren Livesey.
Jane Eyre's Library (in Spanish) compiles the many languages in which Jane Eyre has been translated.

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