Bargains and more

Keighley News reports how the Brontë Parsonage Museum is supporting Museum Shop Sunday:

Visitors will be able to pick up a bargain at the Brontë Parsonage Museum tomorrow (November 26).

The world-famous Haworth tourist attraction is taking part in Museum Shop Sunday, an international initiative highlighting the role of retail in supporting arts, cultural and heritage venues.

There will be ten per cent off all items, including gifts, books and jewellery. (Alistair Shand)

The Telegraph & Argus presents an upcoming Wuthering Heights sequel, Heathcliff's Fortune: 

There have been many re-workings of Wuthering Heights over the years - from Heathcliff the Musical, written by and starring Cliff Richard as the brooding anti-hero, to a film version set in medieval Japan.

Now Emily Brontë’s masterpiece is given a new twist, in a historical novel re-imagining the events of Heathcliff’s three-year absence from the plot of Wuthering Heights. In the novel, Heathcliff returns transformed as a wealthy gentleman.

Heathcliff’s Fortune, by Gordon Howdle, is inspired by the author’s interest in British involvement in the Indian subcontinent, particularly the East India Company. The book follows Heathcliff’s journey to India and his life overseas.

In late summer 1780 Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights after overhearing Catherine, the girl he has grown up with, say that it would degrade her to marry him. He takes with him an amulet; his only possession when he was found as a child urchin in Liverpool. When he wears it, the amulet seems to bring him luck.

Heathcliff walks to Liverpool, from where he travels to India as a deck hand on a ship of the East India Company. On arrival in Madras, he finds work, love and wealth - but will his luck last? (Emma Clayton)

Also in The Telegraph and Argus a review of a local production of Rossini's Barber of Seville in Yorkshire dialect:

Whether it was a copy of Wuthering Heights on a desk, a verse containing the word ‘champion’, or the way costume designer Lu Herbert set the scene, I saw part of my world on a stage I never quite expected. (Natasha Meek)

Yorkshire Live sings the wonders of Hartshead:

And others visit Hartshead to follow in the footsteps of Patrick Brontë, who became minister in Hartshead in 1811, or to discover more about Robin Hood, who is reputed to have cut his final arrow from the yew tree that remains a prominent feature at St Peter's Church. (Andrew Robinson)

USA Today talks about Emerald Fennell's Saltburn and that scene: 

"This exact thing happens in ‘Wuthering Heights,' " Fennell says. "Heathcliff tries to climb down into Cathy’s grave and the subtext is very much that is what he’s intending to do. So this is very much part of the Gothic tradition.” (Patrick Ryan)

The River Cities Reader announces auditions for a local production of Jane Eyre. The Musical (Gordon & Caird):

 Jane Eyre the Musical — Auditions December 10, 3-5PM

A musical drama with music and lyrics by composer-lyricist Paul Gordon and a book by John Caird, based on the 1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë.

There will be doubling of roles except for Jane and Rochester

There are roles for females that look twelve to fifteen years old.

Music Direction — Amy Trimble

Director — Lora Adams

The show will begin rehearsal January 22 and be performed March 15–30.

Movieweb lists romantic films set in the 1800s:

Jane Eyre 2011

 Cary Fukunaga’s Jane Eyre traces the journey of the titular character (Mia Wasikowska) from childhood to adulthood. As a child, she suffers abuse both in school and at home. In adulthood, her life becomes slightly better, and she is appointed the governess at an estate belonging to a wealthy man named Edward Rochester (Michael Fassbender). Jane soon begins dating her employer, but his unpredictability troubles her. Unfortunately, she discovers a dark secret he has been hiding.

Mia Wasikowska might have left Hollywood, but she will always be remembered for her performance here. She radiates a sense of optimism at all times, making her character very likable. Even after finding out the truth about her new lover, Jane keeps her head high and figures out the next step without any franticness and anger.

Judi Dench also deserves praise for her performance as Rochester’s housekeeper. Her character is the only nice person in the movie, and the warmth and love she channels help counterbalance the overall melancholic mood. (Philip Etemesi)

The film also appears in this Michael Fassbender ranking published in Wealth of Geeks:

Another 2011 movie marking Fassbender’s ascension to the A-list, Jane Eyre sees him take on a classic literary hero. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre follows Mia Wasikowska’s eponymous Jane through several stages of her life. A cruel aunt sends the young orphan Jane to a strict boarding school. Jane becomes a governess after leaving school and falls in love with her employer, the mysterious Mr. Rochester (Fassbender). 

The movie stands as one of the best adaptations of the book for many reasons. The adaptation shifts the novel's events around, telling some of the story in flashbacks. It looks stunning in every moment, from its Oscar-nominated costumes to its gorgeous lighting and set design. Fassbender and Wasikowska both deliver affecting performances that garnered significant critical acclaim and awards attention. (Kyle Logan)

Mashable talks about Reylo fanfiction:

[Francesca] Coppa cited Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler from Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind, Catherine and Heathcliff from Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, and even Buffy and Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer as examples of analogous pairings to Reylo in other media. (Belen Edwards)

The Globe and Mail recommends 2023's children's books:

The Little Books of the Little Brontës, by Sara O’Leary, illustrated by Briony May Smith (Tundra Books, 5-9) A delightful portrait of the imaginary world that the four Brontë children – Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne – created for one another in a series of miniature books that offers a glimpse of the what was to come.

NDR (Germany) talks about the upcoming premiere in Hamburg of Cathy Marston's Jane Eyre ballet: 

In Hamburg feiert "Jane Eyre" Premiere: ein Roman-Klassiker der englischen Schriftstellerin Charlotte Brontë, Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts erschienen, mit einer für die damalige Zeit revolutionär mutig- selbstbewussten Frauenfigur. Jane Eyre meistert ihr anfangs schwer auszuhaltendes Leben mit einer klaren Ruhe. Die Geschichte macht einem sofort das Herz auf.

In schwarzer Jogginghose und Socken probt Cathy Marston mit den Tänzern und Tänzerinnen - fast sanft, voller Respekt. Ab und zu übernimmt sie den Tanzpart, um zu zeigen, wie sie sich genau die Bewegung vorstellt. Oder sie nimmt online das Buch zur Hand und liest daraus vor. Für die einzelnen Rollen arbeitet sie mit Wortlisten: "Mit diesen Wortlisten arbeite ich in der ersten Woche mit den Tänzern und Tänzerinnen auf Bewegungen. So kreiere ich ein spezielles Vokabular für jede einzelne Rolle."

Für die Besetzung ihrer beiden Hauptrollen hat sich Cathy Marston recht schnell entschieden: Ida Praetorius tanzt Jane Eyre und Karen Azatyan ist der finster-attraktive Mr. Rochester: "Die Rolle ist für ihn gemacht", findet Marston. Die zweite Besetzung von Jane und Rochester sind Madoka Sugai und Alexandr Trusch - beide ebenfalls Stars vom Hamburg Ballett.

Als Musik hat Cathy Marston unter anderem die "Fantasie g-moll für Cello und Klavier" von Fanny Hensel ausgesucht. Fanny Hensel ist eine Zeitgenossin von "Jane Eyre"-Autorin Charlotte Brontë und die Schwester von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Sie konnte als Frau damals keine eigene Karriere machen. So verbinden sich auch Musik und Erzählung. (Annette Matz) (Translation)

Die Zeit (Germany) explores books about sexuality. And Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is on the list: 

Supererfolg im England von früher. Charlotte Brontë lehrt weibliche Willensstärke in der Männerherrschaft.

Wie kann man mit dieser feministischen, antikapitalistischen und so weiter Brille, die einem mittlerweile so fest an den Kopf gewachsen ist, dass man nicht umhinkommt, auch Bücher von 1847 mit ihr zu lesen – wie kann man da heute noch aus einem Werk wie Jane Eyre von Charlotte Brontë die unbedingt benötigten messages und learnings ziehen? Immerhin wurde das zunächst unter männlichem Pseudonym veröffentlichte Buch unmittelbar zum Supererfolg, weil es für das viktorianische England so bahnbrechend vom sogenannten Innenleben einer Frau handelt. (Read more) (Berit Dießelkämper) (Translation)

And books about hope. Wuthering Heights appears in the list:

Unter allen Gespenstern, von denen Emily Brontë erzählt, ist der Rassismus das bis heute lebendigste.

Emily Brontës Roman Wuthering Heights (Sturmhöhe) ist voll von Wut und Wind, der einem die Haare ins Gesicht fegt, sobald man das Buch aufschlägt. Das beginnt beim Titel: Wuthering bezeichnet das Heulen des Windes und ist zugleich der Name des einsamen Bauernhofs im Hochmoor, auf dem ein Fremder während eines Sturms Unterschlupf sucht. Zwar bekommt er ein Bett, aber keinen Schlaf, weil der Geist der früheren Bewohnerin ans Fenster klopft. Und Heathcliff, der gar nicht erschrockene Hausherr, reißt das Fenster auf, um die Tote hereinzulassen.

Wuthering Heights ist eine Geschichte über die Nachtseiten des Lebens, über Diskriminierung und Brutalität. Es ist die Geschichte von Heathcliff, der vor 35 Jahren vom Vater der Familie Earnshaw auf den Straßen Liverpools aufgelesen wurde und zusammen mit dessen Kindern Cathy und Hindley auf Wuthering Heights aufwuchs. 

 (Read more) (Mithu Sanyal) (Translation)

The Guardian talks about the British Library's exhibition on Malorie Blackman:

 The exhibition traces Blackman’s young adulthood: the Lewisham homeless shelter she lived in aged 13 is pictured; the comics she turned to as a “shield against the real world” are displayed. In the local library, which she says “saved my life”, she would read novels, including classic fiction – the likes of Jane Eyre. (Ella Creamer)

The Times lists books about rock and pop music of 2023: 

Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth by Cathi Unsworth

(...) Cathi Unsworth takes a novelistic approach to the phenomenon, following its roots in fiction by Charlotte Brontë and Bram Stoker and relating its rise to the alienation so many young people felt under an 1980s culture of success at all costs. (Will Hodgkinson & Victoria Segal)

Actualidad Literaria (Spain) interviews the author Aurora Guerra:

Mariola Díaz-Cano Arévalo: ¿Qué personaje te hubiera gustado conocer y crear? 

AG: Jane Eyre. O la Reina de Corazones, una psicópata muy divertida. (Translation)

Jornal Tribuna (Brazil) reviews Rosa Montero's Historias de Mujeres:

 Ainda bem infelizes foram as irmãs Brontë, das quais Charlotte e Emily, filhas de um pastor protestante que viveram encafuadas nos confins da Inglaterra, conseguiram ser autoras de duas obras-primas da ficção romântica, respectivamente Jane Eyre e O morro dos ventos uivantes, ambas publicadas pela primeira vez em 1847.

As Brontë destoam da maioria das biografadas num quesito: não tiveram amante nenhum, muito menos uma penca deles. A vida amorosa livre e aventurosa faz parte, no caso de várias personagens do livro, dos ingredientes que as levaram tanto à condição de pioneiras quanto à infelicidade. (Eloésio Paulo) (Translation)

Silvia González Delgado's column in El Heraldo de Chihuahua (México) mentions Wuthering Heights:

Al vino rosado que hicimos este año decidí ponerle Cumbres Borrascosas, porque tiene un sabor ácido al inicio, pero al final se siente un regusto de ternura. Es de la variedad Tempranillo, de delicado color salmón, tiene una fresca esencia de durazno y mandarina. Puede usted maridarlo con una rebanada de queso, empalmada de ate de membrillo y una nuez garapiñada arriba, todos productos regionales, y brindar con sus amigos o pareja platicando de Catherine y Heathcliff, los protagonistas de Cumbres Borrascosas, sobre todo de la desesperación que le acomete a uno, como lector, cuando los ve que se aman tanto y no pueden realizar su amor. (Translation)

iSabadell (in Catalan) interviews the writer Pilar Adón:

Jordi Muñoz: Com van ser els seus inicis en el món de la literatura?

P.A.: Crec que al final tots els que escrivim ho fem perquè abans de res érem lectors. En el meu cas va ser així. Vaig ser una nena molt lectora, m’interessava estar amb els llibres que tenia al meu abast i poder passar-me hores i hores tancada a la meva habitació. Val a dir que no eren necessàriament llibres per a la meva edat, perquè va ser una iniciació molt primerenca i en aquella època no hi havia tanta divisió per trams. A casa meva llegia els llibres que podia tenir la meva mare, recordo començar a llegir les novel·les de la col·lecció RENO, amb clàssics de tota la vida com Cumbres Borrascosas o Sinuhé el egipcio, segurament sense assabentar-me massa. (Translation()

Todo Literatura (Spain) review El Lado Oscuro de la Cultura Victoriana by Antonio Ballesteros González:

Pero también tiene un minuto para Cumbres Borrascosas esa singular novela de Emily Brontë según sus palabras “dos narradores, dos casas y dos familias, dos generaciones, dos tipos de paisaje y una estructura en dos partes”  (Roberto Carlos Miras Miras) (Translation)

The Lahrer Zeitung (Germany) reviews a local student performance of Wuthering Heights:

Ein Klassiker um Liebe, Leidenschaft und Rache: Die Theater-AG des Städtischen Gymnasiums Ettenheim inszenierte „Sturmhöhe“ nach einem Roman von Emely Brontë. Die schauspielerische Leistung der Schüler würdigte das Publikum mit viel Applaus. (Klaus Schade) (Translation)

YourTango publishes the week's horoscope and recommends Virgos to read Wuthering Heights by...  Charlotte Brontë which, frankly, says it all  An English teacher who loves Wuthering Heights in Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls Press. TickerTV thinks that in Emily Brontë's you can find examples of literary juxtaposition.