Personal growth first, love and romance second

Ahead of International Women's Day next week, Yorkshire Evening Post lists some of the most influential women from Yorkshire, including

The Brontë Sisters

Anne - The youngest Brontë sister's most famous works are Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. She wrote under the pseudonym of 'Acton Bell'.Emily - The middle sister's most famous novel [sic] is Wuthering Heights. She wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell.Charlotte - The eldest sister's most famous works are Jane Eyre and the unfinished Emma [sic]. She also wrote under a false name, Currer Bell. (Sue Wilkinson)

The writer's heart was not in it, though.

A Cinema Blend contributor wants to see a movie series like Hallmark's Jane Austen Loveuary.

The Brontë Sisters (Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey) 

I think it’s a mischaracterization to classify the Brontë sisters’ books as romance. However, many readers consider Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights to be epic romance novels. Romance and love are important to both stories, but they’re quite serious in comparison to Hallmark’s usual films. They are probably darker than the network feels comfortable going, but, like the Austen film series, these movies could take inspiration from the sisters and their novels.

Many of the Austen Loveuary films focus on fans of the author engaging with the novels in a meaningful way. The same could work here. The Brontë sisters’ books are beloved, have been adapted many times, and use love and romance in interesting ways. In Jane Eyre especially, to me, it’s more of a coming-of-age story than a straightforward romance. Love is important to her growth, but, like other great coming-of-age movies, these Hallmark Brontë sisters' films could focus on the main heroine’s struggles with love as part of the journey but not all of it. Hallmark’s Love & Jane basically follows a personal growth first, love and romance second formula. (Jerrica Tisdale)

BBC shares a resource for GCSE revision of Jane Eyre: a musical summary. Times Now News shares some 'famous love quotes' from Wuthering Heights.