Red House Prophecies

The Telegraph & Argus reports that a decision about the future of the Red House is imminent:

A decision expected shortly on turning a former museum into holiday accommodation and a wedding venue.

Kirklees Council, which owns the former Red House museum building in Gomersal, has confirmed to the Telegraph & Argus that the plans it submitted a year ago will be determined soon.

It follows a bid to install a blue plaque on the building marking its heritage and honouring Mary Taylor, a former occupant who was a radical feminist as well as a friend of author Charlotte Bronte.

Councillor Paul Davies, cabinet member for corporate, said the Council’s cabinet had approved a £600,000 investment to carry out a comprehensive refurbishment of Red House, to bring it back into use as a luxury holiday home, “unique in its Bronte connections”.

“At a time when there is increasing pressure on council finances, the income generated by holiday stays is a financially astute way of retaining the property in public ownership, and means that we can continue to offer managed community access to a site which we know is much-loved by local people.

“A planning application has been submitted for consideration by the Local Planning Authority and a decision is expected shortly.” (Jo Winrow)

The Guardian lists novels and stories about prophets and, unexpectedly, includes Jane Eyre:

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Brontë uses prophecy to play with the form of the novel. On the one hand, the novel is told from the all-seeing vantage-point of future-Jane. At the same time, past-Jane is both plagued and sustained throughout the novel by the gift of prophecy, by “presentiments” which she experiences through her “spiritual eye”. The effect is electrifying: future-Jane and past-Jane reaching out towards one another across space and time. I like to think future-Jane is beaming these warnings back to past-Jane rather as Bill and Ted visit their past selves in Excellent Adventure. (Aidan Cottrell-Boyce)

Things you should know happened in 2022 according to The Gospel Coalition:

Lost ‘Tiny Book’ of Charlotte Brontë poems rediscovered.

A manuscript of unpublished poems by the novelist Charlotte Brontë, author of Jane Eyre, had been lost to public view for more than a century. But it was recently rediscovered inside a 19th-century schoolbook and sold for $1.25 million. As a 13-year-old, Charlotte created a 15-page book of poems in tiny text and sewed it into a miniature book with needle and thread. “A Book of Ryhmes [sic] by Charlotte Brontë, Sold by Nobody, and Printed by Herself” contains 10 never-before-seen poems written by the teenager. The book was purchased by the Friends of the National Libraries, a British nonprofit, and donated to the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, England. (Joe Carter)

LA Weekly informs of the upcoming performances ofWise Children's Wuthering Heights in Los Angeles:

 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights at The Wallis. In a production shot through with music, dance, passion, and hope, Emma Rice (Brief Encounter, Tristan & Yseult) transforms Emily Brontë’s masterpiece into an intoxicating story of revenge for our time. Rescued from the Liverpool docks as a child, Heathcliff is taken to live at Wuthering Heights, where he finds a kindred spirit in Catherine, and a fierce love ignites. When they are forced apart, a brutal chain of events is unleashed. (Shana Nys Dambrot)

The Wakefield Express talks about the screenings at the catacombs of the Westgate Unitarian Chapel claiming that

The next movie night is scheduled for Saturday, February 18 with showings of Frankenstein and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne Brontë, who was a visitor and worshipper at the chapel. (Kara McKune)

We don't have access right now to all our sources, but we don't remember this association.

The Film Stage lists the best films of 2023... so far:

Emily, the directorial debut for Mansfield Park and A.I.: Artificial Intelligence star Frances O’Connor, is one of the more remarkably assured first efforts in recent memory. Shot with breathtaking beauty and acted with extraordinary emotion and grace, this exploration of the life and development of Emily Brontë is tremendously enveloping. Emily looks deep into Brontë’s life story for evidence of what that really means. While it is unclear how much of the film is historically accurate and how much is conjecture, O’Connor’s account of the author of Wuthering Heights feels respectful and well-reasoned. ( Chris S.)

How to control your self-narrative in New Scientist:

Everyone knows what makes a good story. Our hero starts their journey as a flawed but relatable being with a personal goal. In scene after scene, they face challenges and setbacks that push them down new paths. By the end of the tale, they have prevailed and become a better person in the process. Just think of Jane Eyre, Luke Skywalker or Gilgamesh. (David Robson)

The most scenic bus trips for 2 pounds in England according to The Guardian:

 B3 Brontëbus Keighley to Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire (Keighley Bus Company)

Technically, this route benefits from West Yorkshire’s price cap rather than the England-wide scheme. The effect for passengers is currently the same, but it means the £2 maximum fare will stay in place until further notice, rather than ending in March. The bus starts climbing as soon as it leaves Keighley, past Victorian factory chimneys and old stone farmhouses. Passengers can stop off to climb the steep cobbled street in Haworth and visit the parsonage where the Brontë sisters lived or even climb on to the moors to see the real-life Wuthering Heights and shout “Cathy, Cathy” among gaunt thorns and waterfalls. (Phoebe Taplin)

Screen World (Italy) has a nice and comprehensive article about Jane Eyre and the "modernity of an ordinary girl": 

Quando nel 1847 Charlotte Brontë pubblicò il suo Jane Eyre, con lo pseudonimo di Currer Bell, non avrebbe mai immaginato di aver dato forma ad uno dei racconti classici della letteratura d’epoca vittoriana. Ad essere onesti, però, è riuscita a fare molto di più. Consegnando una storia dall’incredibile modernità è andata oltre il romanticismo di un amore disperato descritto in Cime Tempestose dalla sorella Emily, per tratteggiare i contorni di una femminilità forte e autonoma, anche se tendenzialmente silenziosa. Una giovane donna capace di tracciare in modo personale la propria strada affrancandosi dal modello femminile imposto dal tempo.

In questo senso, dunque, Jane Eyre ha la forza dirompente di un romanzo scandaloso, soprattutto per la morale del tempo. Un’attitudine di cui si rendono conto in molti, tanto da definirlo addirittura anticattolico o anticristiano. Nonostante questo o, forse per tale motivo, ottiene da subito un certo successo che, però, è nulla se messo a confronto con quello costruito con lo scorrere dei decenni.

Dal 1900, infatti, il lavoro di Charlotte Brontë è entrato di diritto tra i classici del romanticismo gotico da studiare durante gli anni del liceo. Andando oltre l’obbligo scolastico, però, è nel periodo successivo che il cuore e la natura effettiva di Jane Eyre riesce ad essere apprezzata pienamente. Per capire la portata rivoluzionaria dei personaggi e, soprattutto, della vicenda che li coinvolge è bene aver raggiunto uno sguardo più maturo grazie al quale andare oltre la forma di metà ottocento per cogliere un’essenza senza tempo.

La stessa dalla quale si è fatto sedurre anche il cinema cercando, soprattutto nell’ ultima trasposizione di Cary Fukunaga con Michael Fassbender e Mia Wasikowska, di mettere in evidenza la natura sensuale e inarrestabile di una passione capace di generare il dubbio in una mente razionale e fermamente legata alla sua struttura morale. Per comprendere meglio il potenziale di questo romanzo senza tempo, però, cerchiamo di analizzare con più attenzione gli aspetti essenziali di Jane Eyre. (Read more) (Tiziana Morganti) (Translation)

Several newspapers in different countries talk about Emily, as the film premiered in Brazil, Sweden, Netherlands...:

Com fotografia deslumbrante e boa reconstituição de época, “Emily” se estende além do necessário e abusa de trilha apocalíptica, mas envolve pelo entrelaçamento entre vida-obra-fantasia de personagem ainda hoje cercada de mistério. E, por isso, de possibilidades. Como maior acerto, a atriz Emma Mackey como expressão de um embate sem tréguas entre luz e sombra — em igual intensidade. (Susana Schild in O Globo) (Translation)

Muito pouco se sabe sobre a vida de Emily Brontë (1818-1848). Assim como sua produção literária, são escassos os registros sobre a vida e a personalidade da autora de “O morro dos ventos uivantes”. Um dos poucos - e talvez mais verdadeiro - depoimento é o da irmã e também escritora britânica Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855). 

A breve descrição de Charlotte fez com que Emily passasse para a posteridade como “exótica”, “antissocial” ou mesmo como “a mais estranha das três estranhas irmãs Brontë”, conforme escreveu o poeta Ted Hughes (1930-1998). (...)

Não há indícios de que tal relação entre os irmãos realmente tenha ocorrido da forma como foi tratada no filme. No entanto, “Emily”, não chega aos cinemas com o intuito de criar uma documentação fidedigna da vida de Emily Brontë, e sim ressaltar o protagonismo feminino - a autonomia das mulheres para tomar decisões sem depender das convenções sociais - e romper com a ideia de que, para uma escritora conceber uma obra de mérito, é necessário suportar uma vida de sofrimentos.

Para isso, O'Connor não precisou recorrer a artifícios extravagantes na linguagem cinematográfica. A câmera estabilizada, as cores frias nos momentos melancólicos e quentes nas situações mais leves, e a trilha com canções que remetem às obras clássicas da época em que o filme é ambientado deixam evidente que a mensagem é que deve sobressair. (Lucas Lanna Resende in Estado de Minas ) (Translation)

 A vida e a carreira de Emily Brontë, uma das escritoras mais conhecidas mundialmente, são retratadas neste filme de forma provocativa. A protagonista se vê no meio de uma jornada transformadora, marcada por sua imaginação forte e nutrindo o desejo por ser ouvida. Enquanto isso, vive um amor proibido com Weightman. (Vitória Macedo in Folha de S.Paulo) (Translation)

Stormfulle følelser og svære ambisjoner
Alle døde unge. Tuberkulosen tok dem. Og kjærligheten. Filmen om Emily Brontë og hennes eksepsjonelle familie er så dramatisk at den bare matches av virkeligheten. (Stavanger Afterblad) (Translation)

Also in Mundo Conectado, CinePop , Piauí (Brazil). Houtens Niewus, De Standaard, (Netherlands), Elle (Italy), Luna Palace Camelot Cinema (Australia).

Alicante Plaza (Spain) talks about feminist rewritings of patriarchal novels and misses the point completely when it claims:

También destaca la traducción que Jean Ryhs hace de Jane Eyre en White Sargasso Sea (sic), al escribir la historia de la 'mujer loca' desde el punto de vista de una dominiquesa. (Sara Cano) (Translation)

A point that in the case of Jane Eyre is not missed by YourTango:

In this novel, Jane Eyre becomes the inspiration for women to become independent. As an orphan, Jane Eyre gains sensibility and learns more about herself. (Emily Francos)

La Nueva España (Spain) reviews the novel El Sonido de la H by Magela Baudoin:

  Creo que en esta reflexión de la narradora se condensa la mayoría de las claves que se manejan en esta novela, que, además, supone la forja de una escritora que, según va poniendo en orden su pasado, va descubriendo su vocación (claves son los pasajes en que se evoca a las hermanas Brontë y "El Aleph" de Borges). (Fernando Menéndez) (Translation)

Finally, we really loved this horse pedigree description in France Sire;

Earnshaw a un pedigree en or. Elle aussi entraînée par André Fabre à 2 ans, sa mère Emily Bronte a gagné en débutant l'important Prix de la Cascade, avant d'enchaîner par un net succès dans le Prix des Réservoirs (Gr.3). (Translation)