The Brontë!

The Evening Standard wonders about Emma Mackey:

Brontë! Baftas! Barbie! Is Emma Mackey the breakout star of the year? (...)

At school her favourite subject was literature and she had a love for the Brontës from a young age - Ncuti Gatwa even brought it up himself in a joint interview the two did with Asa Butterfield three years ago. “I’m going to say [your favourite subject] was English because your favourite person is the Brontë,” Ncuti says, with Emma laughing, “The Brontë!” in agreement. (Maddy Mussen)

Reader's Digest makes a list of funeral poems:

“On the Death of Emily Jane Brontë” by Charlotte Brontë

Author of the Gothic romance novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) was the eldest of the famous English literary Brontë sisters, and sadly, she outlived her siblings at only 38 years old. While Jane Eyre may have been her magnum opus, “On the Death of Emily Jane Brontë” remains one of the most relatable funeral poems of the era. She wrote it for her sister, Emily (1818–1848), author of Wuthering Heights, five days after Emily died of tuberculosis at 30 years old. It is apparent in the poem how beloved Emily was, as well as how much pain she was in toward her death. At the end of the poem, Charlotte accepts that Emily is in a better place and that they will be reunited in heaven. (Sarah Jinee Park)

The New York Times interviews the author (and former singer) Susanna Hoffmann:

You’re organizing a literary dinner party. Which three writers, dead or alive, do you invite?

Charlotte Brontë. James Baldwin. Truman Capote. (...)

What book most influenced your decision to become a songwriter and musician or contributed to your artistic development?

Perhaps “Jane Eyre.” Something in the fierceness of the character’s convictions; despite being small, female, without resources, she perseveres. When I set out to write “This Bird Has Flown,” I kept returning to “Jane Eyre” and “Rebecca.” Love. Fate. Ghosts of relationships past.

Secret London suggests a visit to Crystal Palace: 

The neighbourhood of Crystal Palace is actually named after ‘The Crystal Palace’ – which was a vast cast iron and plate glass structure that was used to house the ‘Great Exhibition’ back in 1851. Many famous faces of the time attended the exhibition – including Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Charlotte Brontë and Lewis Carroll – so it was kind of a big deal.

Sadly, the building was destroyed in a massive fire back in 1936 so it no longer stands. However, there is one remaining part of the building still here – and this is where you’ll find the Crystal Palace Museum. It’s here where you’ll be able to trace the history of this legendary building, and learn more about its role in the Victorian and Edwardian eras on a guided tour. (Samuel Hopkins)

The Brown Daily Herald makes a curious Brontë pun:

 I am convinced that being pre-med is a lot like being a Protestant woman in a Charlotte Brontë novel—you must convince yourself that your suffering is somehow noble. Oftentimes, you have a superiority complex because you believe you are studying something with a greater purpose than your peers. Whenever you stop to question why you have relinquished your earthly desires (a social life, a healthy sleep schedule, any fun extracurriculars), it sends you spiraling into crisis. I recommend therapy to all of you. (Emily Tom)

Stylecaster has a completely wrong idea of what Jane Eyre is or is set in:

There’s only one problem with velvet: Too much of it can make a space look a little tacky—not chic. You can thank velvet’s Victorian and royal vibes for that. You don’t want your home to look like it’s Halloween all year round—unless that’s what you’re going for, of course—or straight out of Jane Eyre. (Alicia Kort)

The Shaw Local Times makes a list of possible types of comfort:

The Cathartic Comfort (...)

 A historical romance – try any Jane Austen or Brontë adaptation – can get the ol’ tear ducts working and leave your heart lighter when the end credits roll. (Angie Barry)

Greene Publishing talks about some local Poetry Out Loud competitions:

In January, James Madison Preparatory High School (JMPHS) hosted class and school-level competitions for the “Poetry Out Loud” state-wide competition. (...)

This competition's goal is to maintain poetry literacy in young students. [Wendy Jacqueline] Perez-Tavera went on to the state competition on March 11. The poems she recited were “The Tiger” by William Blake, “Do Not” by Stevie Smith, and “No Coward Soul is Mine” by Emily Brontë.  (Dixie Phillips & Hafitha Ayyad)

Glam lists Heathcliff and Cathy among the great lovers of literature:

Consider all the great lovers in literature: Romeo and Juliet. King Arthur and Guinevere. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Cathy and Heathcliff. Sleeping Beauty and Prince Phillip. Bella and Edward. (Beth Miller)

Allegany Magazine in defence of plus size girls: 

Could any 21st century American imagine Heathcliff roaming the moors, pining for a chunky Catherine? (Ellen McDaniel-Weissler)

The staff of Women's Health (Brazil) choose their favourite things:

Joana Fernandes, jornalista

Livro Jane Eyre de Charlotte Brontë

Numa escolha entre clássicos como O Grande Gatsby e Orgulho e Preconceito, optei por Jane Eyre, um romance da autora britânica Charlotte Brontë que foi publicado em 1847. Logo de início, já me vi imersa na leitura. Contudo, os sentimentos despertados não foram outros que não a indignação e revolta. Ficou claro, desde cedo, a posição inferior da mulher na sociedade do século XIX, a discriminação para com as classes económicas mais inferiores e as rivalidades entre britânicos e franceses. Brontë conseguiu construir uma personagem muito à frente do seu tempo. Jane Eyre tinha como objetivo a sua indepêndencia. Numa época em que as mulheres eram sustentadas pelos seus maridos, é de admirar a persistência da protagonista em seguir os seus princípios. A personagem mostrou-me que não devemos ir contra aquilo em que acreditamos em momento algum, e é por esta razão que este livro é de leitura obrigatória. (Translation)

Rolling Stone (Argentina) interviews the writer Mariana Enríquez:

Su primera novela, que escribió a los 19 años, está influenciada por Cumbres borrascosas de Emily Brontë y Sobre héroes y tumbas de Ernesto Sabato, pero también por la serie Buffy, la cazavampiros, las novelas de Anne Rice y la película Mi mundo privado de Gus Van Sant. Todo convertido al sello Enriquez por una serie de operaciones literarias en las que la realidad social argentina se impone desde el fondo de la historia por sobre el terror. (Romina Zanellato) (Translation)

Le Soir (Belgium) makes the following statement:

Comme nous prenons le même plaisir aux Hauts de Hurlevent ou au Comte de Monte-Cristo, écrits il y a près de deux cents ans que, au hasard, à Americanah de C. N. Adichie ou à la Cité des Nuages et des oiseaux d'Anthony Doerr. (Alain Berenboom) (Translation)

Mitti Stockholm (Sweden) shares a story of being afraid of dogs and overcoming it:

 Men jag har ett minne från filmen ’Wuthering Heights’ när jag var liten. I den var det en hund som bet Heathcliff i benet. Det kanske är därifrån. (Translation)