Dear reader, I hope that, wherever you are in the world, the weather is being kind to you. Here in Yorkshire this heatwave is proving relentless, so we can only guess how the Brontës kept their cool in their floor length, voluminous gowns and in a parsonage that had no curtains and where food was cooked on open fires and books written by candlelight.
Just how did they keep their cool when the mercury was rising? That’s the question I asked in my latest House Of Brontë video, so I’d like to share it with you below:
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I hope you can join me on Sunday, when hopefully it’s a little cooler, for another new Brontë blog post, and of course if you’re a subscriber I will be sending your latest exclusive content out this afternoon. Right, I’m off to find a parasol, or, failing that, an ice cream
Dear Nick.
I’m visiting England these days; today’s visit to Leeds was absolutely scorching but we really loved the city and people’s kindness. Tomorrow we’re heading to Haworth and hopefully the weather might be cooler. Answering to your question I assume that the Brontë Parsonage stone would provide the family enough cold to face an unlikely heatwave at those times.
Thanks a lot for your posts.
Best regards
Thanks Paloma – I hope you enjoyed Haworth, and I’m pleased you enjoyed my old home city of Leeds too!