Anne Brontë's autograph manuscript volume of 10 poems and the Brontë family's much annotated copy of Bewick's 'History of British Birds' will go to @BronteParsonage #BlavatnikHonresfieldLibrary pic.twitter.com/OwJVI1GfK9
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Emily Brontë’s holograph notebook of 31 poems, with annotations in Charlotte's hand, believed by many scholars to have been lost will be donated to @britishlibrary, who will be working with their consortium partners @BronteParsonage and @LULGalleries #BlavatnikHonresfieldLibrary pic.twitter.com/L5drfLcsAs
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Onto regular news now. Wise Children's Wuthering Heights has made it to #2 on the list of best theatre 2021 compiled by The Guardian.In another novel approach some will be donated to the shared ownership of several institutions. e.g. Charlotte Brontë's 7 'little books' will be owned jointly by @BronteParsonage, the Brotherton @LULGalleries and @britishlibrary so the widest possible audience can enjoy them. pic.twitter.com/5pTfIWIqYP
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2 Wuthering Heights (UK tour)How on earth did Emma Rice manage to stage Emily Brontë’s gothic love story in a way that was irreverent, innovative and yet supremely faithful in spirit? This co-production by the National Theatre, Wise Children, Bristol Old Vic and York Theatre Royal captured all the sharp edges of the book, from its outsider identities to its violence and dangerously toxic masculinity. A funny, moving, meta-theatrical experience: Rice at her very best. (Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship)
The Elora Community Theatre has canceled the run of Jane Eyre at the Fergus Grand Theatre this weekend.The Board of Directors says this is due to the rise in COVID cases and the concern for the Health and Safety of the cast, crew, and patrons.In a post to social media, The Fergus Grand Theatre issued this statement:“Due to the rapidly-evolving public health situation, the Board of Directors of Elora Community Theatre has chosen to cancel the remaining performances of the production of Jane Eyre, that were slated to take place this weekend at the Fergus Grand Theatre. All affected patrons will be contacted by the box office in the next few days with further information.” (Austin Cardinell)
Banbridge: The Star of County Down (History Press, £14.99) by Doreen McBride. A blend of heritage, folklore and customs, the historical detail is interwoven with oral testimonies from those who recall the war years of the 1940s. One chapter deals with country cures, superstitions and old sayings, the product of a survey of grandparents, great-aunts and uncles by staff and pupils of Edenderry Primary School. Ailments from arthritis to the whooping cough are outlined, along with numerous suggestions such as one for curing hiccups: hold a penny between two toes and transfer it to two other toes on the other foot without letting it touch the ground. Illustrious names linked to the town include Patrick Brontë, the father of the Brontë sisters, the weaving poet Joseph Carson, who wrote in the Ulster-Scots dialect, sculptor FE McWilliam, and William Kennedy, a blind piper and maker of uilleann pipes. But many may not be aware that the Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe’s grandfather ran a bakery on Dromore Street that specialised in wedding cakes. (Paul Clements)
Such is her range of knowledge — in one essay she refers to herself as an "intellectual vagabond" — that readers can anticipate scintillating discussions of subjects such as psychoanalytic theories, Plato, Bourdieu, Jane Austen and the Brontes. Hustvedt's enthusiasm for her subjects and the ease with which she discusses them make it a delight to plunge into the deep end of a subject previously unknown to the reader. (Lorraine Berry)
“It’s why I’ve commissioned an MA student at York University to do more research in order to tell the story further,” says [Clair Challenor-Chadwick, managing director of PR firm Cause UK, who also runs the Malton Dickensian Festival]. “There’s the Brontë link in Haworth and Bram Stoker’s in Whitby. We really want to add to that canon of rich storytelling by saying Dickens needs to be celebrated by Yorkshire as well.” (Susan Griffin)
I think I became enamored with writing letters from reading historical books for young women — including the entire Little House series, Bronte and a smattering of Austen and Alcott. In the times of these authors, writing a letter was a deeply human act — sometimes heartfelt, sometimes courageous — followed by the excruciating task of waiting for a reply. (Heather Hacking)
Los libros me proporcionaban las alas y la autonomía que la vida precaria era incapaz de poner a mi alcance, me permitían moverme en el tiempo, como los automóviles se mueven en el espacio, y conocer así a Jane Eyre o a Jo March, a la Carmen Rosa de MOS, o conmoverme hasta las lágrimas con la pequeña vendedora de fósforos y sentirme amiga y cómplice de gentes de otras épocas y otros reinos, tan reales como mi familia. (Nasly Ustáriz F.) (Translation)
En 1837 Charlotte Brontë envió sus versos al, entonces célebre, poeta Robert Southey y la respuesta fue tajante: «La literatura no puede ser un asunto que ocupe la vida de una mujer». A mí me dice eso y me paso llorando un mes, encerrada en mi habitación y escuchando Metallica hasta que me revienten los tímpanos; pero ella no. Ella cogió su novela y se pasó por el arco del triunfo al señor ese, al que ahora nadie conoce, y disfrutó escribiendo «Jane Eyre». ¡Qué admiración más grande! ¿No? ¿Alguien ha visto alguna película escrita por ese señor en Netflix? No, pues eso… karma. (Georgina Pérez Romero) (Translation)
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