Heathcliff Gatsby on the Moon

The Telegraph & Argus reports that some repairs have begun at the Brontë Bell Chapel in Thornton, but the main problem of vandalism remains:

Some repairs have taken place to a building at the Bronte Bell Chapel in Thornton which suffered substantial damage in a vandalism attack earlier this year.

A fundraising page was set up following the discovery of damage to the roof of the vestry, a building added to the chapel in 1793.

The room was used by Patrick Bronte during his five years as perpetual curate from 1815. (...)

He [Steve Stanworth, site coordinator at the Brontë Bell action group] said: “The fundraiser raised £700 and we have to say a massive thank you to all who donated. We have repaired the decking and handrails, also re-stained the wood.

“The vestry roof is more complicated as it is a Grade II listed building and the repairs to this have stricter guidelines.

“We will be seeking guidance on the way forward here, probably from the National Churches Trust. It may be that it is better to leave it rather than give the vandals a new target or replace the whole vestry roof.

He added: “I find the complete lack of respect for this area unbelievable and disgraceful, short of locking it full time, we are at a loss how to prevent further damage.” (Jo Winrow)

McSweeney's gives you tips to use Minecraft, level Adjunct Professor (which is a far more ultimate experience than expert);

Combine four wooden planks to create a crafting table. You can use this helpful item to craft pretty much anything, including powerful weapons, armor, and tools. Unfortunately, you can also use it as a desk, and since you have two hundred essays on gender identity in Jane Eyre to grade before tomorrow morning, you’d better get started. The good news is that you don’t need to sleep in Minecraft, so this can be just like one of your real-life workdays. (Ross Bullen)

(If some newbie reader doesn't know, McSweeney's is a satirical magazine).

The Heartbreak Productions tour of Jane Eyre is coming to Lythan Hall in Lancashire, and The Blackpool Gazette talks about it:

Charlotte Brontë’s classic Jayne Eyre (sic) re-told in spectacular outdoor theatre style at Lytham Hall

Heartbreak Productions make their Lytham Hall debut on Friday July 15 with their outdoor performance of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Jane Eyre.

Emma Hodgkinson’s ingenious adaptation uses the backdrop of a carnival to follow Jane’s countless ordeals.

The audience will be seated in the round with a symbolic cage in the centre of the stage. (Claire Lark)

Eastern Daily Press recommends a free guided walk in Norwich:

On July 27, the annual date of Norfolk Day, tour guide and independent publisher Paul Dickson will be offering a free guided walk.

“I am doing my 'Norwich: Historic Alleys, Lanes and Passages' guided walking tour on Wednesday, July 27 at 2pm starting in front of The Forum," said Mr Dickson. (...)

Mr Dickson added: “You’ll also be able to find out what JB Priestley thought of Norwich and Lady Eastlake thought of Jane Eyre, pass great medieval churches, rare thatched buildings, and discover a great Victorian singing teacher and why Father Ignatius caused such a furore and much more.”  (Donna-Louise Bishop)

BookRiot presents the new book releases for this week: 

What Souls Are Made Of by Tasha Suri

Sometimes, lost things find their way home…

Yorkshire, North of England, 1786. As the abandoned son of a lascar — a sailor from India — Heathcliff has spent most of his young life maligned as an “outsider.” Now he’s been flung into an alien life in the Yorkshire moors, where he clings to his birth father’s language even though it makes the children of the house call him an animal, and the maids claim he speaks gibberish.

Catherine is the younger child of the estate’s owner, a daughter with light skin and brown curls and a mother that nobody talks about. Her father is grooming her for a place in proper society, and that’s all that matters. Catherine knows she must mold herself into someone pretty and good and marriageable, even though it might destroy her spirit.

As they occasionally flee into the moors to escape judgment and share the half-remembered language of their unknown kin, Catherine and Heathcliff come to find solace in each other. Deep down in their souls, they can feel they are the same.

But when Catherine’s father dies and the household’s treatment of Heathcliff only grows more cruel, their relationship becomes strained and threatens to unravel. For how can they ever be together, when loving each other — and indeed, loving themselves — is as good as throwing themselves into poverty and death?

Reasons to read it: It’s a fresh spin on Wuthering Heights! (Kelly Jensen)

The book gets new reviews on NetGalley and Cocoa with Books. 

Concrete Playground is totally right when it says:

Back in May, when you were still desperately waiting for the almost three-year gap between Stranger Things season three and four to end, Kate Bush mightn't have been a big part of your life. She should've. You should've already had a date to dance to 'Wuthering Heights' dressed up as the iconic British singer, too. But when Netflix dropped the first seven episodes of Stranger Things' fourth season, Bush mania exploded. (Sarah Ward)

Entertainment Online quotes Emma Mackey, our future Emily Brontë, saying:

Reflecting on her role as a Barbie, Emma shared that it's a nice contrast to Emily Brontë, who she plays in the upcoming movie, Emily.
"It's great to do comedy, because Emily was a sad, dark drama," she explained. "Barbie is light and funny and silly and American and pink." (Kelly Gilmore)

La Galerna (Spain) publishes a eulogy of Andy Kaufman and explains the following anecdote: 

Buenos días. En una extraordinaria escena del biopic Man on the Moon, el comediante Andy Kaufman, interpretado por Jim Carey, sorprende a su público con un monólogo muy especial.

Ataviado como un lord inglés, sale a escena y anuncia a su audiencia que va a leer en su integridad Cumbres Borrascosas. La gente, entregada como está al humorista de moda, ríe a carcajadas ante la ocurrencia, pero las risas empiezan a mutar en perplejidad, y de la perplejidad al estupor, cuando Kaufman abre el mamotreto que reposa sobre el atril y empieza a leer con un arcaico acento del mismísimo Gloucester la magna obra de Emily Brönte (sic). Los primeros abucheos se empiezan a oír al término del primer capítulo, y la gente no tardará mucho en ir abandonando la sala al comienzo del tercero, cuando ya han dado crédito al hecho de que el plan de Kaufman es en efecto leer la novela completa del tirón, sin parar más que unos segundos aquí y allá para beber agua.

The problem is that in the actual scene on Man on the Moon, what Andy Kaufman reads is The Great Gatsby, making this one a very weird blunder.