On 5th August 1928 the Brontë Parsonage Museum opened it’s doors for the very first time. In the near nine decades since then, the collection has expanded enormously, and visitors continue to pour in from around the world to hear…
Month: March 2017
The Birth Of Agnes Grey And Wuthering Heights
The beginning of December 1847 was a time of great excitement in the Brontë Parsonage at Haworth, but it was nothing to do with the impending arrival of Christmas; it was the month that saw the joint publication of Agnes…
Reader, I Married Him: Marriage In Jane Eyre & Agnes Grey
On October 16th 1847 a book was published that would shake up English literature, and that will be loved and admired for as long as books are read. It was ‘Jane Eyre’ by Currer Bell, who we now know, of…
The Valley of The Shadow of Death in Shirley
Anne Brontë’s work was frequently autobiographical, but we can also turn to another work of fiction for information about her looks, beliefs, and life: ‘Shirley’ by her sister Charlotte Brontë. In it, she includes veiled portraits of many people and…
Anne Brontë In Shirley
Shirley was Charlotte Brontë’s magnificent third novel (although it was only her second to be published), and it’s of particular interest to fans of Anne Brontë. It’s well known that Charlotte used many real people, events and locations in the…
Which Is The Greatest Brontë Second Novel?
The Royal Society of Literature are currently engaged in trying to discern the nation’s favourite second novel. There are some real classics on the list, but of course our eyes are drawn to the two Brontë novels on there: Shirley…
World Poetry Day 2017: The Consolation by Anne Brontë
Today marks World Poetry Day, so what better occasion to take a look at a poem by Anne Brontë? We all know, surely, that Anne’s two novels, Agnes Grey and The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall, are wonderful and rewarding reads,…
The Brontës In Halifax
As this year marks the start of the four year ‘Brontë 200’ celebrations, we’ll be looking at some of the locations particularly associated with our favourite sisters. The Brontës were born in Thornton and lived most of their lives in…
Anne Brontë In Lancashire
Anne Brontë and her sisters will be forever associated with Yorkshire, and quite rightly so – as a Yorkshireman myself I’m immensely proud of their association with my home county. It’s also true, however, that Anne may often have spent…
After The Death Of Anne Brontë – The Legacy
Anne Brontë died on May 28th, 1849 in Scarborough, watched by her sister Charlotte and their friend Ellen Nussey. For Charlotte Brontë especially it marked the end of a traumatic period that had seen Anne, Emily and Branwell Brontë all…