Still Healthy Sales

NPR on Kate Bush and more songs besides the strangerthingsly Running Up That Hill:

Wuthering Heights

There is perhaps no feeling more universal than the feeling of a broken heart. And Kate Bush's 1978 take on "Wuthering Heights" — a song inspired by a 1967 BBC movie, which was in turn inspired by Emily Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name — is a gorgeous, gothic, open wound of a song. The rich history of "Wuthering Heights"'s story, whose significance spans decades, would make it a good pick to score a scene in a period piece like Netflix's Bridgerton, where love is front and center in the Regency era romance. Or maybe it could punch up the moment when a film's heroine finally snaps, running in the rain to her paramour's house in a mud-stained dress to make amends only to discover tragedy has struck, à la A Star Is Born. The evocative "Wuthering Heights" is the perfect piece to score someone's most intractable, aching heartbreak. (Nisha Venkat)

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The Chattanooga Times Daily Press's new puppy is a Keeper:

 I thought Keeper was an original name until I found out that Emily Brontë — author of "Wuthering Heights" — had a dog named Keeper in the early 19th century. I'm old, but not that old. Still, I'm willing to drop the original claim in deference to the novelist and instead call the name timeless. (Mark Kennedy)

Victorian Fiction Versus Modernism Fiction in The Boar:

To any book lovers reading this article who are unsure what I mean, I’m talking Charles Dickens versus John Steinbeck; Charlotte Bronte versus Kate Chopin; or, my personal favourite, Wilkie Collins versus F. Scott Fitzgerald. (...) Moreover, female writers began to find their voices, with the three Brontë sisters being the most prevalent. Though arguably the most important work that came from the Victorian period was Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, who blurred the borders between monstrosity and technology to create an obscure monster that haunts us to this day. Importantly, women writer’s managed to find their voices too, moving away from the patriarchal stigma of literature prior to this period. (Kiran-Sophie.Ladva)

CentreStage reviews the recent performances of Wuthering Heights. The Musical workshop at the Turbine Theatre:

The show was very enjoyable, and definitely has the potential to go far. I did personally feel as though the staging was more of a concert than a musical, which isn’t a criticism, but something that could be taken into consideration with how the show is advertised or for future adaptations. However, as the piece is still within the workshop stages, this could change with future performances. (Chloethefry)

Keighley News reports that 

Holiday lets approved for ex-funeral home site at Cross Roads (...)

The application said the area was "understood to be one of the oldest inhabited parts of the Worth Valley – with examples of mill heritage and connections to the early co-operative movement."

It added: "Haworth village, Brontë heritage and the surrounding moorlands are key attractions and a significant draw for visitors and tourists." (Alastair Shand)

The Yorkshire Post talks about Waterstones Bradford:

Local authors are well-supported, and there are still healthy sales of the works of Bradford's famous literary sons and daughters, the Brontë sisters and playwright J B Priestley. Contemporary writers work with the shop to hold launch events and signings. (Grace Newton)

Still locally, The Telegraph & Argus talks about Thornton:

For anyone living in the village, or indeed in Bradford, these facts will certainly be of interest, and are among others waiting to be discovered at Thornton Antiquarian Society Open Day.

The annual event, takes place on Saturday June 25th in the Methodist Church Hall, Headrow Court off Thornton Rd, and promises to hold something of interest to people of all ages.

Special focus this year will be on the women of Thornton, both collectively and individually.

Among those coming under the spotlight will be the women/children of the famous Brontë family and their servants when they lived in the village.

The event will look at the part that women played in the various aspects of life in Thornton during the 19th and 20th centuries. /Helen Mead)

Also in The Telegraph & Argus, the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service has been given to Undercliffe Cemetery:

A list of ‘Bradford Worthies’ buried at the cemetery, which visitors can find out more about, are former Lord Mayors, mill-owners and other civic and industrial leaders. Also included on the list is Nancy De Garrs, former nanny to the Brontë siblings.

Nancy worked for the Brontës from the age of 13, first in Thornton then Haworth. She took the children for moorland walks and told them stories and, it is said, was thought of highly by their father, Patrick. Nancy helped to restore Patrick’s reputation when Elizabeth Gaskell’s Charlotte Brontë biography was published.

Nancy ended up in Bradford Workhouse at the age of 80, after falling into poverty when her husband died. With old age upon her, her last wish was not to be buried in a pauper’s grave. The Brontës’ fame meant she was visited by journalists in the workhouse, where she would talk at length about her time with the literary family. Her plea for a decent burial was taken up by newspapers, including the New York Times, and money was raised for a headstone.

But when Nancy died in 1886, a destitute widow aged 82, her nephew had her buried in an unmarked plot at Undercliffe Cemetery. The whereabouts of the headstone fund remained a mystery. In 1896 some of the ‘Brontë relics’ Nancy had been gifted by Patrick Brontë - she had always refused to sell them, despite her poverty - were sold by her nephew to the Parsonage Museum.

In 2019, more than 130 years after Nancy’s death, volunteers at Undercliffe Cemetery found her long-hidden burial plot, cleared the waist-high undergrowth and launched an appeal for a headstone. (Emma Clayton)

Lifestyle Asia on upcoming period dramas:

Emily

 Release date: Late in the year

This film brings to life the story of one of the most famous and trailblazing writers of the millenium, Emily Brontë, a gem, who the world lost at just 30 years of age. Starring Emma Mackey as Emily, the tale follows the intense years leading up to the creation of her influential novel Wuthering Heights.

It offers a peek into her exhilarating, uplifting and rebellious journey to womanhood. Set in the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, this coming of age film is Frances O’Connor’s promising directorial debut. (Eesha Kulkarni)

Ukrainian refugees in Norfolk relate their experiences in the Eastern Daily Press: 

She said: "It has very nice and beautiful houses. I have never seen such narrow roads.

"I like Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice, and the Brontë books.

"Norfolk is like that, what you watch in a cinema. (Sarah Hussain)

 A classic of Brontë quotations in Latina American journalism returns in Diario de Yucatán (México):

El título de la novela de Emily Brontë “Cumbres Borrascosas” le queda bien a la actual 9ª Cumbre de las Américas (CA). La saña con que Washington ha prolongado su venganza contra un pequeño país vecino que hace 61 años se atrevió a desafiarle en plena Guerra Fría —Cuba— es comparable a la que mueve al personaje de la novela de Brontë para actuar contra quienes le humillaron en el pasado. (Translation)

Filmpost (Italy) reviews the series The Essex Serpent:

 Con l’Inghilterra vittoriana che fa da cornice, Il serpente dell’Essex si muove tra le brughiere nebbiose che somigliano a quelle descritte da Emily Brontë. (Diana Durante) (Translation)

La Rioja (Spain) also briefly mentions the Brontés in an article about Queen Elizabeth Jubilee. Stil (Serbia) quotes Charlotte Brontë's strong opinions about Jane Austen. Onedio (Turkey) recommends Jane Eyre 2011.