It’s that time of year again. Whether you call it Halloween, Samhain, All Saint’s Eve or just an excuse to carve out a pumpkin and eat lots of sweets, today is a unique day within the calendar and one to…
Month: October 2021
Charlotte Brontë’s Love Of The French Language
Charlotte Brontë has become known, quite rightly, as one of the greatest prose writers the English language has ever seen. Along with the works of her sisters Emily and Anne Brontë her works continue to be read across the globe,…
Charlotte Brontë After The Publication Of Jane Eyre
This weekend saw the anniversary of a very special day in the Brontë story, and in the story of English literature as a whole. On 16th October 1847 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë was published by Smith, Elder & Co.…
The Brontës, Stamps, Letters And The Post
Yesterday, by which I mean Saturday October the 9th as I write this, was World Post Day. Some people think that in this world of WhatsApp and emails the days of posted letters are numbered, but there’s still nothing like…
Elizabeth Gaskell’s Moving Letter On The Brontës
At the end of September 1853 Elizabeth Gaskell made her first visit to see her friend Charlotte Brontë at Haworth Parsonage. Much of the information she gathered at this initial visit, and the first impressions she made, impacted upon her…