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Christmas Regency Festival 2009
The Red House in Gomersal (Brontë-related through its association with the Taylor family) celebrates its traditional Christmas Regency Festival: Picture source: PanoramioFrom Wednesday December 16 until Sunday December 20, there will be delightful p...
Heathcliff vs Harry Hill & the Zulus
The Charleston Gazette invites Kanawha County readers to vote in the second round of the Kanawha County Public Library's Book Brawl. Wuthering Heights is one of the choices:You still have until midnight Sunday to vote in the second round of the Kanaw...
No-go Heights and a Painting
We have today a Wuthering Heights that never was and a Wuthering Heights that may be.1. A frustrated Wuthering Heights was the project of the comic book author Tim Fish. Quoting from his blog. (Picture source: timfishworks)Proposal one was to create ...
The Sisters and the Painting
1. In Valenza, Italy, a new chance to see the 2009 production of Bernard de Zogheb's Le Sorelle Brontë, first premiered in Venezia:Le Sorelle BronteTeatro Sociale Valenza24 nov ore 20:45 Libretto: Bernard de ZoghebRicostruzione della partitura music...
New Brontë Treasures Arrive in Haworth
The Brontë Parsonage has kindly sent us the following press release and images: New Brontë Treasures Arrive in HaworthA remarkable cache of new Brontë treasures have recently been donated to the Brontë Parsonage Museum by a private owner living i...
Classic bad boyfriends
Vampires, vampires (or ghosts) ... As vampire fans thirst for more well-written stories about rebellious men and mysterious forces, they're turning to authors such as Emily and Charlotte Bronte.“Yes, vampires help sales,†said Elda Rotor, editori...
Emily B. by Dominique Jacques
A new book inspired by Emily Brontë's writings appears in Belgium and France and an exhibition inspired by the book can be seen in Arlon, Belgium:Emily B. et autres contes d'automneDominique JacquesMemory PressThe author herself has given us some de...
From Italy and Switzerland
We have news from Italy and Switzerland:From Italy comes Adriana, one of the winners in our recent anniversary contest who won a DVD copy of Wuthering Heights 2009 and reviews it:I must admit I enjoyed watching this new story, although I found many ...
Dewsbury Brontë Festival
Imelda and David Marsden, life members of the Brontë Society, have written to us announcing what is a very interesting event taking place next Friday, 25th September in Dewsbury celebrating the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Patrick Brontë in ...
Vampire's bedside book
Let's begin with an article in The Guardian about fashion in literature:This is particularly true of the clothing of female characters, whose identity has typically been more closely linked to their outer appearance than that of their male counterpar...
Extremely Popular
Some days ago *rosemary* left a comment saying she was very interested in finding out more about the Wuthering Heights 2009 exhibition at Oakwell Hall. We got in touch with the Museum and we have a few more details. The schedule is particularly impor...
The World of Jane Eyre
Paula Rego is interviewed in the Financial Times and talks about her Jane Eyre series:Rego talks fast in a high, lilting voice and darts among her ghoulish figures energetically, though she notes that she is 74 “and my grandmother died at this age;...
‘Picture-perfect’ Patrick Brontë at the Parsonage
A press release from the Brontë Parsonage Museum:‘Picture-perfect’ Patrick Brontë caught on camera and donated to the Brontë Parsonge MuseumA rare photograph of the proud father of the most famous literary family in the world has recently been...
Sargasso Things
Some scholar work recently published about Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea: Nesbitt, Jennifer P. "Rum Histories: Decolonizing the Narratives of Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea and Sylvia Townsend Warner's The Flint Anchor."Tulsa Studies in Women's Liter...
The Blubfest of snarls or simmers
Wuthering Heights 2009 is all over the UK news. The Mirror talks with Charlotte Riley and Andrew Lincoln or more precisely they digest some of the interviews that appeared on the ITV press pack.Get prepared for a blubfest as the latest adaptation of ...
Who is superb, muscular, moody, mean and sexy?
New details about the Wuthering Heights 2009 behind-the-scenes exhibition that will take place at Oakwell Hall. The Yorkshire Post informs (and posts several pictures. On the left hand side, Charlotte Riley's portrait as painted by Marguerite Horner....
Wuthering Heights Costumes at the Parsonage and more
A press release from the Brontë Parsonage Museum:As Wuthering Heights hits TV screens this August Bank Holiday, viewers can see the costumes from the production on display at the Brontë Parsonage Museum. Plus details of upcoming events with Bonnie ...
