Brontë expert, author and scholar Deborah Lutz is flying in from the USA to share her new biography with Scarborough audiences at Queen Street on the Friday at 10am..Her This Dark Night is the first full biography of Emily Brontë in more than 20 years. Emily was 27 when she started writing Wuthering Heights. Three years later, she was dead.Out of step with her own time and remembered as the strangest of the three Brontë sisters, she has always been hard to know, especially given the destruction of her papers.Deborah is one of the few people who has felt and examined much of the Brontë’s surviving material including letters, desks, chairs and books and all of the tiny poetry manuscripts and notebooks.These include the hand-written manuscript of Emily’s poems rediscovered in 2021 at Honresfield House near the Brontë family home, Haworth Parsonage.At the opening event, Deborah will reveal the politics and events of the era as well as the delights and tragedies of the Bronte family’s life, including Emily’s sisters Anne and Charlotte, which directly inspired much of Emily’s writing.It’s a fresh take on her short but momentous life which shows why so many of us are still fascinated by the Brontë family.Deborah will be in discussion with festival patron and former head of BBC Radio Helen Boaden.The Emily Brontë theme continues with Essie Fox, the Sunday Times best-selling author of seven historical novels, including The Somnambulist which was shortlisted for the National Book Awards. She is the host of the podcast Talking the Gothic.She will be talking about her reimagining of Wuthering Heights at Queen Street on the Friday at 12.30pm. Essie Fox’s new novel Catherine, told through the narrative voice of Catherine Earnshaw, is already being hailed as a classic in its own right.Heather French, festival organiser, said: “Essie’s retelling of Wuthering Heights is haunting and atmospheric, and I was glued to it."It’s also topical as we’re now seeing a renewed cultural fascination with all things gothic – in books, films and fashion. I’m really looking forward to these two Brontë-themed events and of course we have very strong Brontë connections here in Scarborough."Anne Brontë stayed in Scarborough and is buried in St Mary’s Churchyard. (Sue Wilkinson)
While she credits Daphne du Maurier and Charlotte Brontë as inspiration – “Rebecca and Jane Eyre were the original domestic thrillers,” she told the Times – her contemporary favourites include Verity by Colleen Hoover, Room by Emma Donoghue, and The Green Mile by Stephen King. (Ella Creamer)
For over a century, filmmakers have tried — and arguably failed — to capture the full storm of the Brontë sisters on the big screen. Their novels are wild, introspective, and morally untamed, filled with howling moors, forbidden desires, and women too intelligent for the worlds they inhabit. As a result, many have argued that there is no perfect Brontë film — at least none that fully captures the ache, the passion, and the defiance that define their work. (...)5. 'To Walk Invisible' (2016)(...) While this may not be a traditional adaptation, To Walk Invisible is easily one of the better adaptations of the Brontë sisters' lives. Focusing not on their literary output, the film showcases the domestic and social conditions that shaped it, whether that be familial struggles, poverty, or the constraints of being women in a strict, patriarchal society. The performances, particularly from the sisters, are raw and understated, revealing the delicate balance between ambition and repression. The result feels like a rare window into the sisters' inner world, one that transforms biography into something just as dramatic, painful, and complex as their fiction.4 'Jane Eyre' (1943)(...) While it doesn't capture every nuance of the novel, this 1943 adaptation of Jane Eyre shines for its mood, performance, and atmosphere. Yes, it simplifies some of Brontë's more psychological integrity, but it does so in order to heighten the romance, the mystery, and the moral tensions to allow the film to feel operatic and charged. Fontaine's Jane brings a steely dignity, but it is Welles' Rochester that best captures his literary counterpart: dark, brooding, and full of shadows and secrets. For many, this version remains a towering example of classic Hollywood Gothic romance, but also one that proves you can alter a source text and still retain its emotional power.3 'I Walked with a Zombie' (1943)Though it sounds worlds apart, I Walked with a Zombie is essentially Jane Eyre in disguise — a reworking of Brontë's narrative through the lens of colonial horror. Director Jacques Tourneur transforms the governess-and-aristocrat dynamic into a slow, hypnotic exploration of guilt and power, where repression manifests not in English estates but in Caribbean folklore. The film's dreamlike visuals and moral ambiguity make it one of the most inventive Brontë adaptations ever made. Its engagement with race, empire, and the supernatural pushes the novel's subtext to the surface, creating something both haunting and unexpectedly progressive for its time.2 'Wuthering Heights' (1939)Like other adaptations of the famed novel, William Wyler's Wuthering Heights tightens its sprawling plot to focus on the doomed romance of the central couple. As a result, it masterfully captures the wildness of Emily Brontë's moor, the volatility of Heathcliff's passion, and the class tensions that haunt Cathy's relationships. Between the sweeping cinematography and the lush score that amplifies the novel's emotional extremity, the movie turns into something that is both operatic and primal. More than 80 years later, few versions have matched its tragic grandeur, as it brilliantly showcased the elemental force of the story of love being both a salvation and a curse.1 'Jane Eyre' (2011)Visually, the film is breathtaking. From its cinematography, costume design, and choice of landscape, it's a tale that feels tactile and lived-in, stripping away the gloss of period drama in favor of grit and intimacy. While some scenes are streamlined, the film's fidelity to Brontë's themes is unmatched, with passion and morality in constant collision. It doesn't just retell Jane Eyre — it reclaims it. So, if you need a break from the frequent re-watching of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, perhaps you should put this film on your watch list. But beware, it might not be as comforting as you'd like. (Jessica Nobleza)
The Sunday Times explores the history of Hazleford Hall in Derbyshire:New adaptations of Emma, Pride and Prejudice and Charlotte Brontë’s (sic) Wuthering Heights explore slavery, pervy nuns and death in childbirth. Count me in! (...)I’ve always embraced the darkness in literature. Being technically what the internet calls a “Brontë girlie”, I grew up being repelled and fascinated by the red room in Jane Eyre, and by Bertha Mason’s madness, before falling head over heels for Wuthering Heights at 14. But when it comes to dark themes, is there such a thing as going too far? The Brontë girlies have been in revolt over Emerald Fennell’s forthcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation, which not only has a white Heathcliff and looks to have put the actors in costumes from the “wrong” period, but according to test audiences opens with a scene in which a nun gropes a recently executed man’s penis. You do find yourself wondering if it’s necessary, when the source material manages to be fairly depraved already. Heathcliff hangs a puppy and digs up Cathy’s body, for instance. Wuthering Heights is famously difficult to adapt, but I rather liked Andrea Arnold’s 2011 social realist film.Amusingly, there was a debate at the Cheltenham literature festival a few years ago with the immortal title “Heathcliff versus Darcy: who is the bigger shit?”. I think the jury is still out. Heathcliff may have murdered a dog, but until we know how Darcy makes his money it’s all to play for. (...) As for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, it sounds utterly appalling and I will be there at the doors of the cinema the moment it opens.
The history of a Derbyshire manor house that inspired Charlotte Brontë.Hazleford Hall appears as Ferndean in the classic novel Jane Eyre — we trace what happened to the property and its occupants after its literary claim to fame. (...)‘The manor-house of Ferndean was a building of considerable antiquity, moderate size, and no architectural pretensions, deep buried in a wood. I had heard of it before. Mr Rochester often spoke of it, and sometimes went there. His father had purchased the estate for the sake of the game covers,” says Jane Eyre in the final pages of the Charlotte Brontë classic.The inspiration for Ferndean is thought to have been Hazleford Hall near Hathersage in Derbyshire. Hazleford was built in the early 1600s by Robert Eyre of Highlow Hall, one of seven houses built for his sons in and around Hathersage in the Peak District. All seven were within sight of Highlow and it is believed that Robert was able to send flag signals to his sons from the house.The present owner of Hazleford Hall, David Simon, says there is another Brontë link: “The house was part of the film set in a BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre in the 1970s — the description in the final pages of the novel fits it well.”One of the other Robert Eyre houses, North Lees, is recorded as having been built for William Jessop at the end of the 16th century but was later extended by Robert Eyre. North Lees has become well known among the Eyre houses — centuries later it was visited by Brontë, who used the house as the inspiration for Mr Rochester’s home Thornfield Hall. “Brontë was visiting friends at the vicarage in Hathersage in 1845, and she visited North Lees Hall several times. She is also believed to have used the village of Hathersage as the fictional village of Morton in her world-famous novel,” explains Melanie Backe-Hansen, the house historian. And, of course, she borrowed the name Eyre for her heroine. (Carol Lewis)
Suspicions of paedophilia trail Lewis Carroll. But rather than being an adult with an unhealthy interest in little girls, he is more likely to have been a man-child who bonded better with children simply because he remained one throughout his life. Literature, especially Victorian literature, is full of such figures—poet and painter Edward Lear, Kenneth Grahame (author of The Wind in the Willows), Hartley Coleridge (son of the Romantic poet). (Does a corresponding category exist when it comes to women? Can they afford to stay a child for long in a man’s world? But some do, surely, conditions permitting—the wild and wayward Emily Brontë, living a socially isolated life in Yorkshire, was probably one.) (Anusua Mukherjee)
The book moves to contemporary times where we have Martha Winter, an abused wife who left her husband and is terrified that she will be found. She found work as a housekeeper for an elderly, wealthy and mysterious woman named Madame Bowden. She befriends Henry Field, an academic from London who is searching for Emily Brontë’s missing manuscript and the mysterious lost bookshop. He meets Martha while on his search for the bookshop, which was located right next door to the house that Martha is working at. Henry and Martha end up joining forces to find the lost bookshop. (Deborah Condit)
by S.F. TaylorSouthfield Writers´ISBN: 978-1838251765August 2024Anne Brontë is the sister who still stands in the shadow of Charlotte and Emily. She deserves more than that neglected state dictates and this book brings her to the fore. It examines her life in the context of the Victorian times in which she lived and the role it played in her suppression.It also brings into prominence the role of Scarborough in her working life, her health and her writing. Its importance cannot be underestimated, not least when it was the place she chose to die after battling an illness for which there was no cure.Anne led the way as a pioneering writer of the feminist novel but suffered the consequences when society, and her own sister, were not ready. Now we are ready and will speak out in support until her genius is fully recognised.Anne Brontë died too young, at twenty-nine years of age, when she still had much good todo in the world.
On Thursday May 29, the Anne Bronte Society will be giving a free talk in the library about the famous literary great from 5.30pm and 6.30pm.
Titled Anne Brontë: Tracing her footsteps in Scarborough, the talk traces Anne’s footsteps through Scarborough when she lived here, and her last few days, drawing together aspects of her life that inspired her works. (Louise Hollingsworth in The Scarborough News)
The publisher commented: “Best known as home of the Brontës, Haworth sits against wild and remote moorland which provided the sisters with so much inspiration.Ben Waites, director at Charnock Bates, who is a specialist in selling fine country and period homes explained: “With its cobbled streets, historic stone buildings, 16th-century pubs and even an apothecary-style shop, the village feels like a step back in time.”Visit Bradford also adds The Keighley Worth Valley steam railway stops at Haworth on its journey between Keighley and Oxenhope, “taking in the beautiful countryside”.The tourism website shared: “Excellent shops, restaurants and accommodation can also be found in and around the village and for those who like the outdoors there are endless opportunities to discover Brontë Country.” (Molly Court)
On Thursday May 29, the Anne Brontë Society will be giving a free talk in the library about the famous literary great from 5.30pm and 6.30pm.Titled Anne Brontë: Tracing her footsteps in Scarborough, the talk traces Anne’s footsteps through Scarborough when she lived here, and her last few days, drawing together aspects of her life that inspired her works. (Louise Hollingsworth)
Your favourite literary character? Antoinette in Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. Infuriated at Brontë’s “madwoman in the attic”, Rhys gives us her beautiful, vulnerable, marooned Creole, who Rochester is first entranced by, then gaslights. He trousers her fortune, drags her home to Thornfield Hall, convincing her she’s mad.
Jane Eyre (2011)Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender lead this moody and romantic adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s most famous novel. After enduring a cruel and abusive childhood as an orphan, Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) hopes to gain some independence by seeking employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall. There, Jane develops a unique and complex relationship with Thornfield’s owner, the brooding Mr. Rochester. While the two come to realize their feelings for each other are more than just friendly, a disturbing mystery keeps them from taking their relationship further. (Chelsey Sanchez)
Many directors have attempted to turn classic novels into films, ranging from Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby to the disastrous It Ends With Us series. When working with a well-known text, it can be nearly impossible to do so without immense scrutiny from fans of the original story, something that is being seen in spades with Emerald Fennell’s controversial adaptation of Wuthering Heights, with many criticising their insensitive approach to casting and whitewashing of such a pivotal story. (Emily Ruuskanen)
Wuthering Heights – Emily Brontë 🌫️💔**Album: Florence + The Machine – Ceremonials**Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” is a storm of emotions, a tale of love and revenge that echoes the powerful crescendos in Florence + The Machine’s “Ceremonials.” The raw passion of the moors is mirrored in Florence Welch’s soaring vocals and the gothic soundscapes of the album. Both the novel and the album explore the depths of human obsession and the haunting nature of unrequited love. The intense relationships that Brontë writes about are vividly brought to life by the dramatic and often ethereal music of Florence + The Machine. This pairing is an emotional rollercoaster that taps into the very essence of human emotion, making it ideal for those who want to delve into the darker side of love. On a rainy weekend, it’s a chance to embrace the storm within and let the music and words take you on a journey. [...]Jane Eyre – Charlotte Brontë 🕯️🏰**Album: Hozier – Hozier**Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” is a story of love, independence, and resilience, themes that are beautifully mirrored in Hozier’s emotive and soulful music. The gothic elements of the novel are complemented by Hozier’s poetic lyricism and brooding melodies. Both works explore the journey of self-discovery and the strength found in vulnerability, making this pairing a powerful one for a cozy weekend. The narrative of Jane’s passionate journey combined with Hozier’s heartfelt music creates an immersive experience that touches the soul. It’s a chance to get lost in a world where love and perseverance triumph over adversity, with the rain providing a soothing soundtrack to this timeless tale. (Christian Wiedeck, M.Sc.)
The play – which resets Brontë’s story from northern England to South Lanarkshire and Perthshire – begins with the cast members arriving onstage shaking their umbrellas of, in this case, fictional Scottish rain.This production – which is performed in front of the backdrop of a generic Scottish landscape painting – creaks a little in designer Heather Grace Currie’s simple, broadly 20th-century creations.In part this is due to a number of actors playing multiple characters (for instance, there’s little narrative sense in the arch-moralist Mr Brocklehurst – portrayed by the ever-excellent Alan Steele – wearing turned-up jeans).A number of director Dick’s staging ideas don’t set the heather alight either.The decision to have the six-strong cast on or near the stage most of the time leads, distractingly, to actors standing around pointlessly or, worse, turning their backs to the audience as an indication that their character has, in fact, left the scene.Then there is the attempt to add some atmosphere by way of vocal effects (particularly the disturbed laughter of Rochester’s famously confined wife Bertha Mason) conveyed live via microphones. Modish this may be, but here it is repetitive and ineffective.The representation of the immolation of Thornfield Hall by way of a moment of interpretive dance is mercifully short.All of which is a great pity because, at its dramatic bones, this is a very decent rendering of the novel. Dick’s adaptation is crisp and meaningful, while Stephanie McGregor’s Jane is compellingly spirited and sympathetic.Johnny Panchaud is, simultaneously, broodingly fascinating and painfully conflicted as Rochester. The pair are backed by a strong supporting cast in a well-acted, nicely adapted, but unevenly directed production. (Mark Brown)
First impressions were surreal. Blue plaques that proudly hang outside declare it “once Europe’s largest hotel” and also the site where writer Anne Brontë died… I told you it had history. (Mieka Smiles)
One potential direction for the second season could involve exploring the other books in the series by Hand, Ashton, and Meadows. Each book focuses on a different historical or fictional figure, offering rich material for adaptation.For instance, the second book reimagines Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre with a feminist and fantastical twist, while the third book takes on the story of Western icon Calamity Jane.
Anne Brontë died 175 years ago, on May 28, 1849, at Wood's Lodgings in Scarborough. To commemorate the anniversary of her passing, an event is being organized by the Festival Big Ideas in the Sea in collaboration with The Anne Brontë Association. This event will feature a collection of talks, readings, and performances that highlight Anne Brontë's literary works, her life, and her connection with the town of Scarborough
Tue 28 May 2024, 2:00PM - 3:30PM
All About Anne!The first event is All About Anne! Starting at 2pm, this event showcases how much Anne has inspired, and continues to inspire people in the arts. There will be original poetry performed by Charlotte Oliver and Emma Conally Barklem, and Scarborough born playwright, Wendy Pratt, will have a special performance of To be Undone: The Last Days of Anne Brontë. There is an opportunity to meet the writers, and even a book signing!
Tue 28 May 2024, 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Anne Brontë 175: Remembering Anne Bronte, Memorial Service St Mary's Church ScarboroughEntry to the Memorial Service is free.
Tue 28 May 2024, 7:30PM - 8:30PM
Anne Brontë 175: Tracking the Brontës, Presented by Eddie Lawler with Elaine MinnsTracking the Brontë’s is a one hour whistle-stop musical tour with the Brontë family on the railway lines they travelled along. Presented by Eddie Lawler with Elaine Minns. The 28th May was the day Anne Brontë died in Scarborough at the age of 29. The performance is in her honour and will be preceded by a visit to her grave.
It's Scarborough's Big Ideas By The Sea festival over the next two weeks. (...)The Big Ideas Festival features bell ringing, with a 'big dig' involving members of the public and a tribute to Anne Brontë ahead of the 175th anniversary of her death, on 28th May. (Andrew Snaith)
This dour, low-key possession story is one not often adapted, mostly because it's so short. Still, the best one is a 1964 classic by the icon of cult cinema, Roger Corman, who just sadly passed away. The Tomb of Ligeia is the final entry into Corman's Poe Cycle, and by far the most obscure story he decided to adapt. He and writer Robert Towne ran into the issue of having to expand the story, so they took a tale of a man's descent into grief and made a hidden gem with notes from Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca, and enough weird psychological complexes and Byronic hero shenanigans to enthrall anyone looking for a darker take on the regency romance. (Rhianna Malas)
The fact that the BBC hasn’t commissioned an Austen adaptation in years – not to mention an Eliot or a Brontë or whisper it… a Trollope – implies “a crisis, or at least transition, in the genre of literary costume drama”, as the writer and broadcaster Mark Lawson argued last year. The in-depth, slow-burn adaptation that crams in the minutiae of the novel– for a textbook example, see Andrew Davies’ 2005 version of Bleak House, starring Gillian Anderson and Anna Maxwell Martin – seems to have fallen entirely out of style. Perhaps it is simply too expensive for a British broadcaster to broach these days, without the mega-budgets boasted by streamers.
Your favourite literary character?Like a bad friend I love them and leave them, but the characters of Elizabeth Bennett, Jane Eyre, Tess, Anna Karenina are among my abiding favourites.
The Paul Madore Chorale presents a concert of music and poetry celebrating the earth and the life it supports. The three parts of the program are A Year in New England, Siesta, and Hello Earth, with poets ranging from Emily Brontë through Walt Whitman to Robert Frost. Their words have been set to music by such varied composers as Randall Thompson, Englebert Humperdinck, and Ola Gjeilo. Come join us for an exciting afternoon of music both classic and new. The performance is Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 3 pm at the First Baptist Church, 221 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA 01915. (Patch Salem)
Classic Movie: Wuthering Heights (1939)Mon, May 20, 2024 at 5:45 PMRogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Rd, Southampton, NY, 11968This adaptation of the Emily Brontë novel set in 19th-century England tells the classic tale of unfortunate lovers Heathcliff and Cathy, who despite their deep love for each other, are forced by circumstance and prejudice to live their lives apart. The film starred Merle Oberon, Sir Laurence Olivier, Hugh Williams, and David Niven, and received eight Academy Awards nominations, winning for Best Cinematography. (Patch Southampton)
7. Wuthering Heights 1939Literary purists were appalled by this adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel, which only depicts 16 of its 34 chapters, slashing an entire crop of characters from the narrative. Yet director William Wyler perfectly captures the gloomy, tragic mood of the book, thanks in large part to Gregg Toland’s atmospheric black-and-white cinematography (which won the Oscar). Olivier and Merle Oberon perfectly embody Heathcliff and Cathy, the doomed couple at the story’s center. The film does an expert job recreating Victorian England (with Thousand Oaks, CA, standing in for those windy hills), while the operatic performances make our hearts swoon. “Wuthering Heights” earned seven additional Oscar bids, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Olivier (he lost to Robert Donat in “Goodbye, Mr. Chips”). (Zach Laws & Chris Beachum)
Nexos reviews a Spanish translation of a selection of the poetry of Lorine Niedecker quoting from a 1947 letter where she said: 'The Brontës/had their moors, I have/my marshes!
Bird es posiblemente su mejor película, lo que no es moco de pavo si pensamos en obras como Fish Tank (2009) o American Honey (2016), que a este cronista nunca le han convencido del todo –sí, sin embargo, su inspirada adaptación de Cumbres borrascosas–. (Carlos Reviriego) (Translation)
A popular seaside destination has become the latest town to feature on the Monopoly board.Anne Brontë's grave, the Rotunda Museum and Peasholm Park are all named as properties on the latest family board game - can you guess where it's set? Scarborough of course. (Poppy Kennedy)
The quote from Charlotte Brontë's novel "Jane Eyre" reflects the protagonist's strong sense of individuality and independence. Jane refuses to be confined or limited, asserting her freedom as a human being with an independent will. She uses her will to leave behind someone or something, demonstrating her determination to control hew own destiny. The novel explores themes of self-discovery, societal expectations, and the quest for personal freedom.
Just a stone’s throw away from the moors of West Yorkshire's Bronte Country and surrounded by the rolling hills of Calder Valley lies the small market town of Hebden Bridge. If it looks familiar, that’s because it is, Hebden Bridge and the neighbouring areas of Todmorden, Heptonstall and Halifax were filming locations in Sally Wainwright’s widely acclaimed crime drama Happy Valley, which had five million of us gripped to our TV’s earlier this year. (Jackie Annett)
Just a mile away is the spectacular Aysgarth Falls, the triple flight waterfalls which we discovered are featured in the 1991 Hollywood blockbuster Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner.Their appearance in the film - in a battle scene between Robin Hood and Little John - as well as in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and on the TV programme Seven Natural Wonders, has made them somewhat of a tourist attraction over the years, and it's easy to see why. (Emma Gill)
Tales of rising from destitution to prosperity, portrayed by figures like Oliver Twist and Jane Eyre, offer some of the most inspiring storylines and strike a chord with readers who instinctively support the disadvantaged. These stories demonstrate how people can triumph over adversity and restore faith in humanity’s ability to stand against the cruelty that orphans often encounter in fiction. This isn’t to suggest that there aren’t exceptions to this tradition; indeed, there are notable examples that showcase the broad spectrum of moralities within this trope, including characters like Heathcliff, Hannibal Lecter, and even Lord Voldemort. (Tilly Roberts)
"It's All Coming Back To Me Now," Falling Into You (1996)"Heathcliff digging up Cathy's corpse and dancing with it in the cold moonlight." That's how songwriter Jim Steinman vividly described the Wuthering Heights-inspired mini-rock opera that is "It's All Coming Back To Me Now." And its backstory is almost as dramatic. (Jon O'Brien)
Marisu Moreno: Antes me hablabas tú de que hacía falta leer mucho. ¿Quiénes son tus referentes literarios? ¿A quién lees?A.G.: Me gustan muchísimo los autores del boom latinoamericano, García Márquez. Cuando leí 'Cien años de soledad', algo me cambió y supe en ese momento que quería escribir, aunque se quedara siempre a la sombra. Roberto Bolaño me ha gustado muchísimo y sé que es un autor que o adoras o detestas. Me han gustado mucho los ingleses victorianos, Stevenson, Emily Brontë, me chifla, 'Cumbres Borrascosas' lo leí con 18 años y es un libro que releo de vez en cuando porque me gusta mucho todo este mundo. (Translation)
Trovo infine molto appassionanti le storie che parlano del ruolo delle donne nella società del tempo. Penso alle sorelle Brontë. Nel mio ambito lavorativo la presenza femminile è inferiore alla maschile e questo divario penalizza noi colleghi ma anche la società in generale» conclude Luca [Gargano]. (Rosanna Campisi) (Translation)
“Se ha visto una tendencia hacia la literatura clásica, era algo que ya no era tan popular en años anteriores, pero después de la pandemia títulos como Mujercitas, Moby Dick, o Cumbres Borrascosas se han vendido bastante”, compartió Ricardo Arvizu, propietario de la Librería Más que Libros, que se encuentra presente en la Feria del Libro de este año. (Leonor Hernández) (Translation)
Como una moderna y antirromántica versión de Cumbres borrascosas, Bella del Señor, fantasía cómica y sublime en torno al más sublime y destructor de los sentimientos, publicada en 1968, se convertiría en símbolo de toda una época, a través de la torturada y neurótica historia de amor, al límite de la locura, de lo Absoluto, o de la aniquilación más total, de dos amantes adúlteros en el periodo de entreguerras. Pero Cohen no fue el autor de un solo libro célebre. (Translation)
No se trata de un asunto de clase, sino de castas: un tema inglés si los hay, desde las historias románticas de Jane Austen hasta las novelas y series televisivas de John le Carré, pasando por las Cumbres borrascosas de Emily Brontë. (Ernesto Diezmartínez) (Translation)
Y es que clásicos como “Cumbres Borrascosas”, de Emily Brontë; “Frankenstein”, de Mary Shelley; “Drácula”, de Bram Stoker; han dado lugar no solo a multitud de obras derivadas, sino a reinvenciones de la historia, a veces modernizándola. (Translation)
Los espacios arquitectónicos a menudo se utilizan para reflejar el estado de relaciones interpersonales. Resulta notable Cumbres borrascosas, novela de Emily Brontë, donde la casa simboliza la pasión y la oscuridad que dominan la historia. (Felipe Leal) (Translation)
Es ist die ultimative Geschichte über Hoffnung – oder aber, nüchterner betrachtet, von Abhängigkeit und verschwendeten Lebenskräften. In Emily Brontës „Sturmhöhe“ geht das Nachhängen alter Träume sogar so weit, dass der liebeswahnsinnige Heathcliff seine Cathy aus dem Grab ausbuddelt – ein Anblick, den er nicht lange überlebt. Das Festhalten an alten Gefühlen wird hier nicht nur metaphorisch, sondern wortwörtlich zum Klammern an den Tod. (Lena Karger) (Translation)
Deep intimate love quotes, including one from Wuthering Heights, in Pinkvilla. Proximus (Belgium) lists some recent biographical films, including Emily 2023. Chateaunews (France) has a quiz with a Brontë-related question.
What kind of reader were you as a child? Which childhood books and authors stick with you most?I was an insatiable reader: books, women's magazines, the local daily newspaper. “Jane Eyre,” by Charlotte Brontë; “Oliver Twist,” by Charles Dickens; “Gone With the Wind,” by Margaret Mitchell — they all left me with lasting memories. I thought the authors were talking about beings who had existed.
'Persuasion' by Jane Austen (1817)My favorite three 19th-century English novels are by women, Middlemarch and Jane Eyre being the other two. Persuasion is Austen’s last novel, dark, ironic and intense. Imagine what she’d have written had she not died at 41.
Taten Shirley ’22 (Ph.D.) always had a strong passion for the humanities, which led her to pursue years of higher education with the culmination of a doctorate in humanities from Salve Regina.Shirley has recently published a book based on her dissertation about the famous Brontë sisters, and she has another Brontë-inspired anthology she’s editing on the horizon. [...]Lexington Books published Shirley’s book in March of 2023, which is based on her dissertation. The book is called “The Industrial Brontës: Advocates for Women’s Equality in a Turbulent Age,” and it examines the interaction of humanities and technology through the eyes of the Brontë sisters during the Industrial Revolution.“What I argue in my book is that the Brontë sisters took advantage of the many changes happening in the Industrial Revolution,” Shirley explained. “They argued for women’s rights.”The books historically contextualizes all seven novels that the Brontë sisters wrote, including better known works like “Jane Eyre” and “Wuthering Heights,” alongside lesser-known pieces like “Agnes Grey” and “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.” Throughout her book, Shirley examines the ways the Brontë sisters challenged traditional ideas of marriage, called for equality in education and explored the worth of all human beings despite class differences. It also shows how important work was to women in creating better opportunities for them.Shirley looks to further explore Anne, the youngest Brontë sister, in an essay that will be part of an anthology she’s editing — which she hopes will be sold on shelves in 2024. The anthology will be focusing on artistry in the life and work of Anne, an often overlooked Brontë sister who achieved much during her lifetime worthy of celebration. Shirley has also written many other nonfiction pieces over her career.
A walk to the 12th-century castle, on its 6.5-hectare (16-acre) headland with 270-degree sea views, led past St Mary’s church, also started in the 12th century. In 1849, a desperately ill Anne Brontë came to Scarborough with sister Charlotte hoping sea air would give her strength, but died three days later. Her gravestone is in the churchyard, the words eroded but tributes of shells and pretty stones lined up on its top. (Liz Boulter)
HaworthHaworth has a completely different literary pedigree. This photogenic West Yorkshire town, all steep hillsides and stone buildings, was the home of the Brontë Sisters. The Black Bull pub was where their rogue brother Branwell got prodigiously drunk, but the Bronte Parsonage was where they lived – it’s now a museum devoted to the sisters’ lives and works. For the full Wuthering Heights experience, though, you need to go for a walk up the path behind the Parsonage onto the wild moorlands. The ruined Top Withens farmhouse is largely agreed to be the inspiration for Heathcliff’s home. (David Whitley)
Perhaps my favourite display is a case dedicated to the Brontë's imaginary childhood world of Glass Town; delicate little, hand-scrawled maps and notebooks that add up to an entire universe. (Patrick Marmion)
"Parliament of Rooks is my homage to stories I grew up loving by fellow Brits like Neil Gaiman's Sandman and Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights,” says Abigail Jill Harding. "This is the first series I've written and drawn myself. It's very ambitious and I'm excited for people to read it." (Jonathan James)
Les sœurs Brontë ont marqué, avec leurs romans, l’histoire du XIXe siècle. Plus exactement Emily et Charlotte Brontë sont célébrées et mondialement reconnues. Leur cadette, Anne, est souvent oubliée, au mieux décrite comme la plus sensible des trois.Notre avis en un mot (puis quelques autres) : IMAGINAIREOn sait tout de l’œuvre des sœurs Brontë, et beaucoup a été écrit aussi sur leurs vies. La Franco-Argentine Paulina Spucches nous surprend pourtant avec ce roman graphique qui la voit, aussi, se glisser dans leur dense imaginaire. C’est beau comme une peinture, et piquant comme une rose. (Michaël Degré) (Translation)
-¿Cuáles son tus autores referentes en el género que elegiste?-Mis referentes son muchos, Jane Austen, las hermanas Brontë, Cristina Bajo, Gloria Casañas, entre otros. (Translation)
Amanda Craig said: “I am thrilled that the great Alison Owen, whose female-centred dramas I have loved and admired ever since she filmed Tamara Drewe and Jane Eyre, and whose recent TV shows like Harlots and Ghosts I absolutely devoured, has chosen to adapt The Three Graces. With her knowledge of both the dark and the light sides of Tuscany, her sense of humour and intelligent sympathy for the human condition, she is the perfect person to bring my three 80+ year old heroines to a wider audience.” (Jon Creamer)
Now a new exhibition at the town's Maritime Heritage Centre explores her last days in the resort town, her achievements as an author and poet, and her final resting place.Anne’s connection to Scarborough runs deeper than just being buried in the town, said organisers from The Anne Brontë Society, which is working with the museum.Founder of the society, Lauren Bruce, said Anne spent more than just her final days in Scarborough, where she died at 29, most likely of pulmonary tuberculosis.And they felt it was important to capture some of this connection and to recognise her as a major literary figure."We want to change this narrative of Anne being the forgotten Brontë," said Ms Bruce."She's a huge literary figure, and she still means a lot to the town."Many people might know she is buried here, but they don't think they realise she lived here for five weeks a year." [...]The exhibition follows Anne's journey to Scarborough, visits to the Baths, a stroll on the sands, her funeral, and finally, her burial at St Mary’s Churchyard in the town.There are also in the collection items exploring her love of art, her talents and time as a governess.There are unique editions of Anne’s books on display including an early Folio edition of Agnes Grey, and a reprinted early edition of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.There are copies as well of her last letters, and unfinished drawings of her beloved dog, Flossy.Additionally, researchers have uncovered an interesting finding in a sketch from the author, of a woman looking out to sea, and are working on uncovering a mystery.The exhibition is already proving popular, and the hope is that it can shine a light on some of the literary legend's achievements."We've found references, right back to the 1930s, of Anne being the most 'tragic' Bronte," said Ms Bruce.“We want to change that story. She meant a lot to the town."She is a celebrated novelist, she wrote the first true feminist novel. She wrote Agnes Gray, based on Scarborough. And she was an accomplished poet."Just imagine what she could have achieved if she hadn't got poorly."The exhibition, The Final Days of Anne Brontë, runs until November 30 at Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre.Entry is free. (Ruby Kitchen)
“Guests will have the chance to explore the wild and windswept Yorkshire Moors, where Emily Brontë penned the timeless masterpiece, Wuthering Heights and discover the gothic atmosphere of Whitby Abbey, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s much loved novel Dracula.” (Chris Burn)
For all their differences, both [Sandra] Newman [author of Julia] and [Adam] Biles [author of Beasts of England] honour their debt to Orwell with the resonant clarity of their prose and their sense of moral purpose. DJ Taylor fears that Orwell's classics will not always fall into such careful hands. He recalls being commissioned by the Wall Street Journal a decade ago to review recent novels about Sherlock Holmes. "Three crates of books came across the Atlantic, and they were bananas," he says. "By this point Holmes had become a floating signifier - he could mean absolutely anything to anybody. I fear that Orwell may go that way. With Holmes you've only got the personality and the forensic ability whereas with Orwell you've got a set of political beliefs." While Newman's Julia is in the spirit of Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys's celebrated 1966 prequel to Jane Eyre, how long will it be before someone writes something in the more cavalier vein of Seth Grahame Smith's Austen-spoofing Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? Or a book that entirely travesties Orwell's politics? (Dorian Lynkey)
However, quitting my lifelong battle with reading books has undoubtedly reinvigorated my desire to learn, to appreciate other people’s work, and to shed the shame I previously felt calling myself a writer – one who has never read Wuthering Heights. (Verity Babbs)
The movement was aided by an ambient, creeping anxiety about what the machines were doing to a world that was still largely rural and steeped in tradition. “The future,” Charlotte Brontë wrote in her late novel Shirley, about the Luddites, “sometimes seems to sob a low warning of the events it is bringing us.” (James Robins)
That veil of vagueness is drawn across Daphne as a whole. The setting is contemporary and the clothes, by Oana Botez, are slouchily hip, but the rest of the details of the world outside Winona’s spooky old house, and sometimes even inside it, are wrapped in haze. What Winona and Daphne do, or did, back in the implied city from which Daphne came, is a mystery. What Daphne’s doing here, other than making tea, wandering through the woods, and — like Psyche and Belle and Jane Eyre and the second Mrs. de Winter before her — generally becoming more and more unnerved by her seemingly beautiful but increasingly oppressive and ominous partner-owned living situation? Also unclear. (Sara Holdren)
“Farewell To Eden,” an original play written by Mahonri Stewart, was originally performed at UVU when it debuted in 2003. It was met with sold-out shows and massive critical acclaim. This year marked the play’s 20th anniversary.The production returned after an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign. It was performed in the Ragan Theater at UVU, with some of the original cast returning, including Margie Johnson as Georgina Highett, and James Arrington returning to the director’s chair.Set in Victorian England, the play follows Georgina, a high-strung woman with no serious interest in romance and burdened with the weight of her family’s reputation. However, several events and the arrival of a mysterious stranger create a change in her character. The play skillfully portrays the intricacies of English society, drawing inspiration from examples like Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and Sense and Sensibility. (Elijah McPherson)
Emily Brontë, another of my favorite David Austin roses, blooms with what I call “a wuthering tenderness,” and when the Emily Brontës are blooming I always think of my first reading of “Wuthering Heights,” as a teen-ager in Beijing. Mystified and electrified, I held on to the book as though it offered a refuge for my mind, but I now suspect that I was only pretending to understand the passion and the drama in the story. (Yiyun Li)
Wuthering Heights, by Emily BronteIf you haven’t yet picked up this well-loved classic, then this is your sign to do so. There is no more thrilling place to spend your autumn than in the wild Yorkshire moors, haunted by the passionate souls of Bronte’s ill-fated lovers, Cathy and Heathcliff. This novel epitomizes the gothic genre, with its isolated setting acting as the backdrop for Cathy’s psychological deterioration and Heathcliff’s rage, heartbreak and desire for vengeance. Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ is a unique exploration of human passion and the lengths one will go to for love. Further feeding into the gothic atmosphere are the uncanny hints towards the supernatural, with ghostly hands reaching through windows and graves being opened, terrorizing the reader with suspense. Bronte’s expertise is in her ability to create characters that we both despise and yet pity at the same time, exposing the dichotomy of humankind, as no one is perfect, and we all contain aspects of good and evil. (Bella Farley)
Parus en feuilleton au cours de l’année 1916 sous le titre Littérature moderne, ces articles analysent ce que les œuvres et la vie littéraires font comprendre de la place des femmes dans la société. Consacrés pour l’essentiel aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles – Madame de Staël et George Sand, F. Schlegel et Heine, Walter Scott, Shelley et Byron, Dickens et Thackeray, Charlotte Brontë... –, ils offrent un premier aperçu de la réflexion stimulante conduite ensuite par l’écrivaine dans Prométhée, son grand essai sur l’histoire intellectuelle européenne et l'essor de l’individualisme à l’époque moderne. [...]Que diriez-vous pour susciter la lecture de ce livre ?Ce livre nous fait parcourir un siècle et demi de littérature européenne, il nous donne le plaisir de retrouver des figures et des œuvres familières (Madame de Staël, Charlotte Brontë et Jane Eyre, les romans de Charles Dickens, la poésie et la prose de Heinrich Heine...) tout en nous offrant des perspectives parfois inattendues. (Translation)
Siendo apenas una niña, con el estallido de los días azules contorneando las siluetas de sus pueriles sueños, Pilar Adón se encaramaba a la pequeña biblioteca que tenía su madre en casa y devoraba las historias de las hermanas Brontë o de Virginia Woolf, con independencia de si la profundidad de los textos de estas autoras era enteramente asimilada a una edad tan temprana. «Llevo toda la vida leyendo a mujeres», reconoce. (Marta Moleón) (Translation)
There are often Ghost Tours at The Grand Hotel, and as the seaside town is where famous writer Anne Brontë was laid to rest, could her spirit be exploring the town? (Louise Hollingsworth)
Finally, an alert for today, in Aználcazar, Spain: The Club de Lectura de Aználcazar has a talk about Wuthering Heights.
As we reported earlier, the poem Zaffar Kunial has a poem with plenty of Brontë echoes:
Scarborough
Like Mum, whose middle name was wrongly spelled
on her death certificate as ‘Anne’, your end –
like that still silent e – bothers me. Raised inland
you were haunted by the waves. Anne Brontë.
Quiet as castles, your grave, far from the family
vault, is almost beyond the country, on a limb
by the North Sea. To recover. You’d go out east
to that coast, days from your end – for what? The rub
of salty air? Of a picked up pebble? And there
the sea’s drum, loud and not, perhaps the mother
cancer took early. The rhythm of memory
puts time ahead of itself and we’re pulled to miss
a coast that is not yet home. The tide. It’s an
oxygen machine, still going. Its constant hum.
Underdog: The Other Other Brontë by Sarah Gordon, directed by Natalie Ibu, is set to hit the stage in March 2024, in collaboration with Northern Stage. This irreverent retelling of the Brontë sisters’ lives and their sibling dynamics will star Rhiannon Clements, Adele James, and Gemma Whelan. The Dorfman Theatre will host this production from 27 March until 25 May, with the press night scheduled for 4 April. (Alex Wood)
Festive Laureate Zaffar Kunial set Durham Book Festival off to a roaring start with reflective and touching readings from his book: ‘England’s Green’, as well as his festival-commissioned poem ‘Vapor Trail’. [...]A particular highlight of the evening was his reading of ‘Scarbrough’(sic), where Kunial creates gentle connections through a misspelling of his mother’s middle name ‘Ann’ on her death certificate, to Ann [sic] Brontë’s interior world.“The tide. It’s an/ oxygen machine, still going”. (Gavin Havery)
From the episode:Rachel Cantor: Their world was such a world of the imagination, and it’s so incredibly important–not just for their books that would come–but for their relationship, because it bound them together. The four surviving Brontë children shared a creative life. They told stories together, they created entire imaginary realms together, they wrote stories which they read to each other or they collaborated on, they illustrated–it was an entire universe that they inhabited, and I found that thrilling to be a part of. I wanted to be in that room where all that creative maelstrom was happening.
Hello, hello, how low, some might argue. No doubt the critics will see this as “dumbing down”, a defeatist attempt to pander to today’s teen spirit. Oh well, whatever, never mind. I’ve seen first-hand the beneficial effects of creating an invisible string between historical works and modern popular culture in my new course at Ghent University in Belgium. Titled English literature (Taylor’s version), it offers in-depth perspectives on the works you might expect on an English literature syllabus – from anonymous Old English poets to Geoffrey Chaucer, Charlotte Brontë and Sylvia Plath – with a special guest appearance from the 21st century’s new literary superstar, Taylor Swift. (Elly McCausland)
Love for books and fear of the disappearance of the reading culture in Badakhshan motivated 25-year-old Giti Farah to establish a library in this province at her expense and the selfless assistance of her sister, Uranus.Giti, a medical graduate, embarked on a journey from Baharak district in Badakhshan to the city of Faizabad, the province’s capital, one day to purchase books. Surprisingly, she discovered that the city had changed, and the bookstores and libraries no longer had the same atmosphere. She had intended to buy books by Chekhov, Emily Brontë, and Daphne du Maurier for her 15-year-old sister, Arvanus, but she returned empty-handed. (Zahra Rashidi)
Chapter 34 comes from the number of the shop but also, by coincidence, that is the final chapter of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and Kelly feels that is a great story to be associated with.She said: "I hunted for bookshop names online for weeks but I saw many were taken. I didn't want a pun. I wanted something simple." (Elaine Hammond)
As “A Street Cat Named Bob” is a feel-good story, I will focus on this type. While "Cinderella" is a perfect example of a feel-good story, its archetype is to be found in “The Odyssey” by Homer. Here, the hero Odysseus passes through numerous hardships to eventually be reunited with his wife and son from whom he has been long sundered. Thus, it ends without the words being explicit, with a “happy ever after” moment. This type of story does not belong simply to the Western literary tradition. For instance, Sinbad the Sailor in “The Thousand and One Nights” follows a similar pattern and may owe something of its origin to the story of Odysseus.As with “The Odyssey,” a “happily ever after” ending does not need to be explicitly written; that is the prerogative of fairy tales. But explicit or not, it is an essential, indeed defining, element of the feel-good story and often, as in the case of Cinderella, entails the marriage of two lovers. In the novel Jane Eyre by “Charlotte Brontë,” Jane goes through many hardships, but it is a feel-good story in that at the end, she is reunited with Edward Rochester, the man she loves, and when the final chapter of the novel announces, “Reader, I married him,” it is an implicit, “and she lived happily ever after” if ever there was one.Indeed, Brontë goes on to spell out exactly what this means. A perspective 10 years later, Jane states of her married life that “I hold myself to be supremely blest – blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband’s life as fully as he is mine ... we are precisely suited in character – perfect concord is the result.” A cynic might note that this ideal view of marriage was written while Brontë herself was still single. (A. Peter Dore)
Haworth: A Literary Exploration Amidst the MoorsThe village of Haworth, nestled amidst the rugged and enchanting West Yorkshire moors, is synonymous with the literary legacy of the Brontë sisters. Visitors can explore the Brontë Parsonage Museum, once the home of the illustrious writers.Then, you can wander through the atmospheric moorlands that inspired timeless novels like “Wuthering Heights.” The charming cobbled streets, lined with cosy cafés and antiquarian bookshops, invite you to meander and perhaps discover your own literary inspiration.Each destination, with its unique appeal and autumnal charm, promises a delightful adventure, leaving visitors with memories as vivid and heart-warming as the season itself. So, wrap up warmly, step into the crisp autumn air, and let the adventures begin. (benwilliams)
Playwright David McFadzean, who has premiered seven previous plays at Lamb’s over the years, has faithfully adapted Brontë’s novel but gives the story a twist with the title “Jane: A Ghost Story.” Without spilling any beans about the novel’s plot, I’m not sure that’s an accurate depiction of the book, but the production’s whispering gargoyle statues and mysterious screams are definitely spooky.The highlight of both McFadzean’s script and the production is the authentic depiction of governess Jane Eyre, an outspoken, strong-willed and coltish woman who doesn’t conform to the societal mores for women of that period. Natasha Harris is perfectly cast in the role at Lamb’s. She’s fierce, bold and plain-spoken in the role. And though she’s too pretty to be the plain Jane of the novel, her minimal makeup and Jemima Dutra’s simple, homely costumes help.Condensing a 450-page novel into a two-hour, 20-minute, play means some things have to go. It’s good that McFadzean captured Jane’s unhappy formative years at Gateshead Hall and Lowood School, but Jane’s romantic relationship with her employer Edward Rochester gets far too little stage time in the play.The scene where they meet — when Jane spooks Edward’s horse and he tumbles to the ground — is wonderfully staged by director Robert Smyth. But after that, Harris and Manny Fernandes (who aptly plays the gruff and aloof Edward) have very little stage time together and the actors exhibit none of the passion or chemistry their characters share in the novel. The play has just a just a couple of brief scenes of their playful sparring before Edward suddenly announces his intention to marry Jane, while in the book their unusual May-December relationship develops gradually over 11 chapters.Filling out the cast of characters from the novel are eight actors who each play multiple roles: Sam Ashdown, Sandy Campbell, Cynthia Gerber, Caitie Grady, Jordan Miller, Lizzie Morse, Marci Anne Wuebben and Eddie Yaroch. Ashdown is particularly memorable as the Rev. St. John Rivers; Morse stands out as Jane’s childhood friend Helen; Wuebben as Jane’s gentle nursemaid Bessie; and Grady as Blanche, Jane’s lovely by cruel rival for Edward’s affection.The play’s physical production is simple, but nicely done, with sound by Deborah Gilmour Smyth (who also co-directs the play), projections by Christian Turner, lighting by Nathan Peirson, sound by Patrick Duffy and Dutra’s costumes.Fans of the novel “Jane Eyre” will recognize the characters they love in this play, and Smyth’s lively staging builds thoughtfully to the big secret at the center of the story. But the novel is not a ghost story. It’s a love story about two passionate misfits who are lucky enough to find one another and — after overcoming huge hurdles — find happiness together. And for now, that story is not being completely told in this play. (Pam Kragen)
Members of the council's VisitBradford tourism team have launched a 'micro website', at visitbradford.com/stayandexplore.It features a wide range of places to see and visit, covering everything from culture, literature, art and heritage to eating out and enjoying the outdoors.Visitors to the website are greeted first with a photo of Top Withens, the ruined farmhouse on the moors above Haworth which was reputedly the inspiration for the setting of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. (Alistair Shand)
"Brontës and Landscape" will be the subject of a talk at Rawdon Community Library.A spokesperson said: "It is difficult to think of writers more tied to place than the Brontës. How integral was the landscape of the moors, and how does its influence manifest itself in their work?"Diane Fare, Outreach Officer at the Brontë Parsonage Museum, is a popular speaker at Rawdon Community Library. She never fails to delight and intrigue her audience. On this visit she will look at the weather, walking and wuthering winds of Brontë Country."The talk will be at 2pm on Tuesday, October 10th in Rawdon Community Library. Tickets are just £5 (£3 for students) and include refreshments. The library has a ramp for easy access and accessible toilets. (Claire Lomax)
An ambitious plan to raise more than £600,000 to buy and restore the original birthplace of the world’s most famous literary sisters, the Brontës, is being launched today. [...]Now a band of local people and Brontë enthusiasts have launched a community share scheme to buy and refurbish the house to save part of the past for future generations. The community share offer has gone live today. [...]With a community share offer, funds are being raised to buy and restore the house and open it as a community and educational space.There are also plans to open a cafe, and people will also have the opportunity to stay in one of the Brontë sisters' bedrooms.The share offer scheme has the backing of the Bradford Literature Festival and the Brontë Society, which owns and runs the Parsonage.Rebecca Yorke, director of the Brontë Society and Brontë Parsonage Museum, said: "The former parsonage at Thornton, where the famous Brontë siblings were born, played a significant part in the family’s story."The house is currently inaccessible to admirers of the Brontës and the general Brontë public alike."It feels important that it should be preserved and play a part in celebrating the legacy of the extraordinary Brontë family."The Brontë Society, who run the Brontë Parsonage Museum, fully support this project to save the Brontë Birthplace for the community."Steve Stanworth, of the Save the Brontë Birthplace committee, said: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save an important piece of the Brontë story."The family always said their happiest years were spent at Thornton yet few people know of their connection."We are not saving the birthplace for us. We are saving it for future generations who will be able to literally walk in the footsteps of three Bradford girls who continue to inspire with their determination and grit to achieve their dreams." (Daryl Ames)
4th October 2023 - 30th November 2023The exhibition will be FREE to attend!Address: 45 Eastborough, Scarborough YO11 1NHOpening times: Wednesday – Sunday 11am – 4pmWe are pleased to announce that the Anne Brontë Society and Scarbo
rough Maritime Heritage Centre are collaborating on an Anne Brontë exhibition! The exhibition is titled The Final Days of Anne Brontë and will explore Anne’s final footsteps in Scarborough. Anne’s connection to Scarborough runs deeper than just being buried in the town, and we wanted to explore this in the exhibition. We follow Anne as she journeyed to Scarborough, her visit to the Baths, a stroll on the sands, her funeral, and finally, her burial at St. Mary’s Churchyard, Scarborough. However, we have also included other things about Anne’s life: her love of art, her talents, her time as a governess, her image and personality, and more. Anne spent a lot of time in Scarborough, more than just her final days, and we felt it was important to capture this. The Final Days of Anne Brontë aims to be a reflective exhibition about Anne’s life, looking at her achievements as an accomplished author and poet, and concluding with her final resting place.We will have some unique editions of Anne’s books on display including an early Folio edition of Agnes Grey, and a reprinted early edition of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.Additionally, we have uncovered something interesting about Anne’s sketch of a woman looking out to see, so, come and look at our detective work… maybe you could even help us solve a mystery…We also have facsimiles of Anne’s final letter to Ellen Nussey, and her unfinished drawings of her beloved dog, Flossy.Please do come along to see the exhibition! We are very excited about it as it marks the starting point for many things yet to come!
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