The new year rapidly approaches, and for many of us, let’s face it, this is a time to relax and recharge our batteries before the madness of New Year celebrations arrive. A time to curl up with a good book,…
Month: December 2018
A Musical Christmas In The Brontë Parsonage
So here it is – Merry Christmas! I sit here on Christmas Day morning 2018 wondering whether it’s still too early to crack open a bottle of prosecco, thinking of turkey to come and with carols playing in the background…
The Funeral Of Emily Brontë
The joyous feast of Christmas is nearly upon us, and I’ll be up with the elves producing a Christmas morning blog post on just that theme, but today we deal with more solemn emotions. Christmas can be a terrible time…
In Remembrance Of Emily Brontë
We are moving towards the end of a very special year for Emily Brontë, and for Brontë fans across the globe, because 2018 has marked the 200th anniversary of her birth, it has been in effect The Year of Emily.…
The Kindness And Charity Of Charlotte Brontë
Today I’m going to relate a story that’s now very little known, indeed that had been lost within the tiny print amidst a mass of yellow tinged nineteenth century newspapers. It’s a tale full of charity and care for those…
Jane Austen And Charlotte Brontë
On this day, 16th December 2018, we say a very happy birthday to a great woman writer, but on this occasion she lived not in Haworth but in Hampshire, and not in Bradford but in Bath. Yes, today we we…
The Moving Stories Of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell
Sometimes a name can be of vital importance – especially when it has been chosen by an individual rather than given to them. When the Bell brothers published their book of poetry ‘Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell‘ in…
The Publication And Reviews Of ‘Agnes Grey’
December 1847 saw the release of the debut novels of Acton Bell and Ellis Bell, published alongside each other in three volumes. We know them better as Anne Brontë and Emily Brontë, of course, and the novels were ‘Agnes Grey’…
