The Guardian also quotes the Inspector Clouseau anecdote from
University Challenge, also transcribing Jeremy Paxman's priceless reaction to it.
Question: “Timothy Dalton, Orson Welles, Toby Stephens and Michael Fassbender are among the actors who have played which romantic figure, the creation of Charlotte Brontë.”
Imperial College: “Inspector Clouseau.”
Paxman: “I don’t know how you got that. That is completely wrong. It is Mr Rochester. That’s one of the funniest misapprehensions we’ve ever had on this show.” (Matthew Weaver)
To witness someone else’s tears is not necessarily to be moved yourself. But to absorb “Kairos” is — like reading “Wuthering Heights” or “On Chesil Beach,” listening to albums like Lou Reed’s “Berlin” or Tracey Thorn’s “A Distant Shore,” watching the film “Truly, Madly, Deeply” or ingesting an ideal edible — to set yourself on a gentle downward trajectory. (Dwight Garner)
Derbyshire Times recommends 'nine great places you could visit for a staycation in the Peak District' including
1. Hathersage
Hathersage is a Peak District gem, well-connected with a railway station on the Hope Valley line. Robin Hood's sidekick Little John is reputed to be buried here, it inspired parts of Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre, and today is home to the David Mellor cutlery factory, shop, design gallery and café. (Lee Peace)
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