This weekend has been one to celebrate for Brontë lovers, and especially for fans of the youngest Brontë sister, for it has marked the 206th anniversary of the birth of Anne Brontë in Thornton, near Bradford. In recent years there…
An Archbishop Speaks
Archbishops of Canterbury have been very much in the news recently, as the new Archbishop Sarah Mullally gave her official new year address after becoming the first woman to hold the post. Patrick and Charlotte Brontë themselves knew a future…
An Account Of Monsieur Heger
The new year has arrived, and we now enter the twelfth year of my Anne Brontë, and Brontë family, blog. Thank you again for all the great comments over the last few weeks, I’m always happy to read them, and…
A Bronte Happy New Year!
We’ve made it to 2026 so Happy New Year to you and your loved ones, and to all who have done so much to support this blog throughout the years, and to support me! It’s a time of change and…
Bronte Wedding Preparations
I hope you all had a very Happy Christmas, and thanks to you all for joining me over my 12 days of Brontë Christmas countdown – I had so many lovely comments about the posts, and that makes it all…
The 12 Days Of Bronte Christmas: Twelve
So here it is – Merry Christmas! I opened my curtains to not a single snowflake this morning, but we can still get in the festive mood by finalising our 12 day Brontë Christmas countdown! In the famous song that…
The 12 Days Of Bronte Christmas: Eleven
Christmas Eve is here, a time for house cleaning, food prepping and gift wrapping. A time for singing carols: carols such as The Twelve Days Of Christmas. We’re onto day 11 of our 12 day Bronte countdown, so what twist…
The 12 Days Of Bronte Christmas: Ten
If you’ve been following my 12 Days Of Brontë Christmas countdown you’ll know that it’s already been a very mixed selection: we’ve had everything from portraits of dogs, to mourning rings, pet geese and Brontës dancing in old Hollywood movies.…
The 12 Days Of Bronte Christmas: Nine
Christmas week has arrived: how did that happen, it seems only the blink of an eye since Advent appeared over the horizon? It may be a busy week for you, but I hope you still find time to enjoy the…
The 12 Days Of Bronte Christmas: Eight
As regular readers of this blog will know, I try to do at least one Brontë post every week, as I have done for over ten years now, with a post usually appearing on Sunday. In the run up to…