Sam the Eagle as Heathcliff

 In the Yorkshire Post today:

Yorkshire locals name their favourite historical facts about the region ahead of Yorkshire Day (...)

“Hands down the Brontë women lived there! And then I guess followed quickly by York Minster and captain Cook/Whitby.” - Sharon Hope (...)

“It was home to the Brontë family.” - Sandra Garstang (Liana Jacob)

Keighley News reports an upcoming alert in Haworth:

Writer Nell Stevens will read from her award-nominated debut novel in Haworth next month.

She will be at Cobbles & Clay, Main Street, on Wednesday, August 9, at 7pm.

Briefly, A Delicious Life is told through the eyes of the ghost of a teenage girl, who is outraged when a family arrives at the monastery in Mallorca that she has occupied for over 300 years.

Diane Park, owner of Wave of Nostalgia bookshop, next door to Cobbles & Clay, says: "Briefly, A Delicious Life is one of the best novels I’ve read.

"It is incredible that it’s Nell’s first – but as Professor of Creative Writing at Warwick University and with a string of brilliant non-fiction titles behind her, including one about that most controversial of Bronte biographers Mrs Gaskill (sic), perhaps it should be no surprise!"

The aforementioned book is Mrs Gaskell & Me: Two Women, Two Love Stories, Two Centuries Apart.

According to CBR, both Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights will make great Muppet adaptations:

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë is a classic example of a bildungsroman, or "coming-of-age" story. The novel follows the titular Jane during five phases of her life. Audiences are with Jane through her abusive childhood all the way to when she marries the man of her dreams, Mr. Rochester.

Jane Eyre would be an interesting departure for the Muppets. The novel is unequivocally a love story. While many Muppet projects deal with romance, it is rarely the focus of the plot. An adaptation of this work would be a great chance for the Muppets to branch out into other genres.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë is a gothic tragedy set at the titular estate. The story centers around the dark and mysterious Heathcliff, whose schemes and machinations bring misery to all around him, including his love, Catherine. The result is a twisted and haunting story that is still highly regarded.

A Muppet version of Wuthering Heights might need to dial back some of the story's more intense moments. However, the Muppets do great with ghost stories, especially if they're allowed to put their own twist on it. Sam the Eagle would make a great choice as Heathcliff. Ultimately, this adaptation would have to lean more into parody, but it would still be fun to see. (Frederick Rion)

The crisis of the Youth Hostel Association in Britain and the selling of many of them is regretted by The Guardian:

The YHA will also soon depart from Cheddar in the Mendip Hills, Kington in Herefordshire (on the Offa’s Dyke path), and the Yorkshire village of Haworth – the home of the Brontë sisters, where the market value of the local hostel is a cool £950,000. (John Harris)

The Moneyfesto has a list of the hottest romance series streaming on Hulu:

Jane Eyre 2006

 In this TV adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s timeless novel, a young woman takes up the position of a governess for Mr. Rochester’s ward. As their affection grows, they find themselves entangled in a web of secrets from his mysterious past that could jeopardize their future together. (Lori C.)

Newsd (India) celebrates the National Diana Day (it seems that there is such a thing):

There are Diana characters in Shakespeare’s “All’s Well That Ends Well” and Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre.”

Diana Rivers, of course. 

AnneBrontë.org celebrates the 205th anniversary of Emily Brontë.