Writer Barbara Taylor Bradford died on Sunday at the age of 91 and many sites have obituaries. From
The New York Times:
Her parents, whose marriage she fictionalized in “Act of Will” (1986), supported Barbara’s early desire to write, buying her a typewriter when she was 10 and introducing her to literature, opera and the theater. As a teenager, she read Charles Dickens, the Brontë sisters, Thomas Hardy and the French novelist Colette. (Robert D. McFadden)
Her original manuscripts are archived in Leeds University’s Brotherton Library, beside those of the Bronte sisters, whose books Taylor Bradford read as a child. (Casey Cooper-Fiske)
Derby Telegraph reports that Hathersage has been 'named one of the best 'hidden gems' in the UK'.
Literary enthusiasts will find Hathersage particularly enchanting, as it houses North Lees Hall, the inspiration for Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre'. (Phoebe Cornish and Isobel Pankhurst)
Love Exploring ranks 'the prettiest village in every English county' and when it comes to Yorkshire:
5. West Yorkshire: Haworth
Haworth, forever tied to the Brontë sisters, inspired canonical novels like Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. The village’s cobbled streets preserve its 19th-century grace while its stone-built houses, often constructed from locally quarried gritstone, give the buildings their distinct earthy hue. The neighbouring South Pennine moors – central to Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights – feature wild moors, which in summer are painted purple and green by blooming heather and bilberry. (Sam Long)
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