An intensity only teenage students can muster

Writer Adam Hamdy tells readers about the books that changed him in The Sydney Morning Herald.

Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
I studied this for high school English literature and learned a great deal from it about the tools and techniques employed by authors to create voice, atmosphere and character. With the intensity only teenage students can muster, I remember discussing how characters can be the visible tips of thematic icebergs, embodying concepts an author wants to explore. Heathcliff and Catherine’s tragic love story spans generations, giving it an epic feel despite its limited cast of characters.

A contributor to Diario de Sevilla (Spain) lists the Brontës among the best people and things to keep you company during the lockdown.

The Sisters' Room series of treasure from the Brontë Parsonage highlights the recently-acquired 'little book' by Charlotte. The Eyre Guide has found a corresponding picture of dogs for the most famous on-screen Janes and Rochesters. The Hobbleit posts about Wuthering Heights.

Finally, a couple of posts from Strong Sense of Place: Jane Eyre is one of '6 Literary Role Models to Help Us Endure Quarantine With Grace and Humor' and a recommendation of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.