An alert for tomorrow, June 4 at the Brontë Parsonage Museum:
Patrick as Father
Tuesday 04 June 2019
A free Tuesday talk
June 04th 2019 11:30am - 12:00pm ; 02:00pm - 02:30pm
The Brontë children’s loss of their mother at such an early age meant that their father’s role in their life took on a vital importance. History has sometimes viewed Patrick’s paternal skills harshly, but 200 years on, how do we now judge him as a father? His approach can sometimes seem ‘hands off’ by today’s standards; should we see this as an obstacle for his children to overcome in the development of their creative talent, or was the freedom he afforded them, in fact, just what they needed?
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