During one of our fist trips to Brontë Country we reached one of the places that best represent Wuthering Heights for all Brontë lovers: Ponden Hall. It is an old farm built in gritstone that, according to tradition, inspired Emily for the creation of the main houses in her novel. But which of the two …
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Emily Brontë And The Weather – Rebecca Chesney’s Colour Wheels
This year we’d like to commemorate Emily with an article that once again brings together art and literature. We’ve already told you about The Brontë Weather Project, an art project created by Rebecca Chesney at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in 2012. Those of you who have read the article by art historian Elena Lago from Art Plug …
BRANWELL BRONTË AND HIS SISTER MARIA’S DEATH- an article by Maddalena De Leo
Branwell’s weak and volatile character was shaped in his childhood when, after his mother’s early death, an already very sensitive child had to withstand the death of his older sister Maria, who had replaced his maternal figure. It was her, as a matter of fact, who taught her little brother and sisters games and stories, …
A Coffee With Glynis Charlton, Writer and Creative Writing Tutor
In Haworth we had the chance to meet lots of lovely people who really made us feel at home and made this trip so special that that we can’t help telling you everything about it. One of them is Glynis Charlton, author and professional tutor who runs amazing creative writing workshops in England and Italy. We …
How Did The Brontë Sisters Eat?- by Maddalena De Leo
What did our beloved sisters eat in Nineteenth-Century Yorkshire? In the magazine “New Statesman” Bee Wilson, author of an article appeared on January 24th, 2000 under the title “Swill for tea food”, wished that Charlotte ate better than Jane Eyre. All those who have read this very well-known novel may remember that on Sundays, at Lowood, …