The dream of many a literary aficionado has just come true as the childhood home of the Brontë sisters, located in the village of Thornton in West Yorkshire, is now reported to be up for sale. Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne Brontë were once born in the dining room of this house on 72-74 Market Street and the Brontë family lived here between the years of 1815 to 1820.
The house, which was originally built in 1802, has gone through many different incarnations over the years, having served as apartments and now enjoying a fresh new life in a cafe called, appropriately enough, Emily’s. Both Charlotte and Emily Brontë would probably be amused to learn that their former birth home is now a thriving and popular local cafe and coffee shop. As Charlotte penned in Jane Eyre, the heroine of the novel rather enjoyed her daily cup of coffee accompanied by bread. (Kristine Moore)
Brontëmaniacs rejoice! Not only can you sip tea in the dining room where literary lions Charlotte, Emily, and Anne were born—you can own it, too. The young Brontë sisters lived at 72-74 Market Street in the U.K. village of Thornton from 1815 to 1820. For many years, the Yorkshire home served as a museum on the sisters, who are famous novelists and poets known for their respective novels Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
The 1802 structure was transformed from an apartment building into a cafe and single-family home by its current owners, who are now looking to sell it for about £250,000 ($338,000). The cafe—named Emily’s—brings in about $66,000 a year and is open four days a week. (Barbara Eldredge)
Where better to curl up with a cup of coffee and copy of Wuthering Heights than at the childhood home of British writer Emily Brontë – now for sale as a café. (Betty Wood)
Broadway World UK interviews Sally Cookson, now that the National Theatre Jane Eyre production returns to London:
How did you approach Jane Eyre?
We took the book and, as a company, all responded to the material. That means I'm not imposing my own interpretation, but really investigating what everybody in the room feels and thinks about this piece of literature. Everyone's ideas fed into the work. That takes a long time - often in you don't get that time. But it's a very rewarding way of working, because it gives everyone ownership.
Did you make some adaptation decisions beforehand?
I work very closely with a dramaturg or 'writer in the room'. Before rehearsal we go through the story, so for Jane Eyre it was Mike Akers. We filleted it and decided which episodes were in, the same for the characters. It's always a difficult process - I find it hard to get rid of anything. Mike's very good at that. We both agreed to focus on Jane's coming-of-age story, not just the Rochester romance.
So there's always a loose framework, and then in rehearsal we build on it or even dismantle parts of it if it's not working. But it's worth going in with some kind of structure, otherwise there's not enough time to explore. (...)
Finally, why do you think Jane Eyre is so enduring?
Those ideas about how to get the most out of life are still very resonant. Jane knows how to do it and she teaches us - how to figure out who you are, take action and take responsibility. That's what makes her a great heroine.
(Marianka Swain)
The Times reports that Richard Osman’s World Cup of Books kicks off today:
In today’s opening stages, fans of Jane Eyre are up against lovers of Catch-22, Beloved and Good Omens, while in the second round Little Women is drawn against The Lord of the Rings, Wuthering Heights and It. (...)
The first round of voting starts on Sunday at 7pm on Twitter at @Waterstones. You can choose your favourites from the first round throughout the day with our Twitter mini-poll at @thesundaytimes — the results will be shared with the organisers. (Sian Griffiths)
A Jane Eyre orphan calf in the
Daily Mail; a nice gif collage of
Jane Eyre 2011 on
of heroes and heroines;
The Sisters' Room posts about the recreation of Branwell's studio at the Parsonage.
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