Today, the 28th of May, will forever be a mournful one for lovers of the Bronte family. It was on this day in 1849 that Anne Bronte took her last breath. Elder sister Charlotte Bronte and friend Ellen Nussey were…
Month: May 2025
The Brontë Brussels: Part Two
In last week’s Brontë blog post we took a first look at the Brussels the Brontë sisters, or at least Charlotte and Emily Brontë, knew, and how it looks now. Today, we will take a further look in our concluding…
The Bronte Brussels: Part One
As regular readers and subscribers to this blog will know, I was lucky enough to be in Brussels last week giving a talk to the very knowledgeable Brussels Brontë Group. It was great to talk to so many enthusiastic Brontë…
Following The Brontes To Brussels
Charlotte and Emily Brontë travelled to Brussels, Belgium in early 1842. It was a moment which shaped their lives to come, and which would change the course of literary history. I made my first visit to this fine city this…
Branwell Bronte And Religion
In my talk in Brussels next Saturday, “Doubt, Defiance and Devotion – Faith And The Brontë Sisters’, I will be looking at the religious attitudes of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, and the impact that faith had on their work.…