The team at the Brontë Birthplace is celebrating a year that saw the historic house opened as a visitor centre.The Market Street house, where Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë were born, opened to the public for the first time in its 200-year history, following a major renovation. Funding from more than 700 investors, together with grants from Bradford 2025, the Community Ownership Fund, National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Rural England Prosperity Fund led to the house being purchased and placed in the care of Brontë Birthplace Limited.In May, Queen Camilla officially opened the Birthplace as a visitor and education centre, with a cafe and overnight stay facilities. The Be More Brontë campaign was launched, to inspire children to take on new life challenges.In May, Queen Camilla officially opened the Birthplace as a visitor and education centre, with a cafe and overnight stay facilities. The Be More Brontë campaign was launched, to inspire children to take on new life challenges.Fundraising Co-ordinator Nigel West says: “It is an amazing story of Bradford City of Culture 2025, using their legacy funding, then 770 members contributing and the formation of a Community Benefit Society that will protect the Birthplace for the community. It is the most important heritage opening anywhere in the UK this year and as significant to this country as Shakespeare’s birthplace.”A range of events at the house this year has included author talks, educational workshops and theatre performances. Next year the team plans to build on the work and success of 2025. Adds Nigel: “This year has been a dream come true for everyone involved in the Birthplace project. We can’t wait to see what 2026 will hold for this amazing little house which has provided a lasting legacy for Thornton, Bradford and Brontë fans worldwide.”On a recent visit to Brontë Birthplace, I’m met by education officer Charlotte Jones, who has held a school workshop that morning. Charlotte is an excellent guide; a mine of information about the house, and Thornton, when the young Brontë family lived there, from 1815-1820. Market Street, she explains, was then the main road linking Bradford to Halifax, surrounded by moorland. Thornton’s landmark viaduct, and many of its houses, had yet to be built.We begin the tour in the hallway, with original staircase. When the Brontës lived here it was a busy household - home to Patrick, young curate of Thornton’s Bell Chapel, his wife Maria and their six children. You can almost hear them running downstairs and through the rooms.In the parlour stands a desk beneath a portrait of Patrick, who had two books published while living here. This room, furnished in Regency style, with the original fireplace, was where Maria entertained friends from the village.Items found in the house during last year’s renovation are displayed in a cabinet, including handwritten homework, which had slipped behind a skirting board, by a girl who once lived there - she returned to the house this year, Charlotte revealed - a Corgi toy box and animal bones from when the property was a butcher’s shop, with slaughterhouse at the back.The display reflects the history of the village, when its mills and houses were built in the mid-1800s. Pointing out a laudanum bottle, Charlotte tells of a Board of Health inspector in Thornton, horrified to find mothers giving their children opium as “infants preservative”.There’s an 1812 workhouse coin, a pair of child’s clogs, spectacles and, in one display case, things that would have been dear to Maria, including a lace shawl and kid leather gloves. “Maria gets a bit lost in the family’s story, especially in Haworth. This house was her domain,” said Charlotte.At the back is the kitchen, with original flagstones discovered by builders during the renovation, and the old wooden ceiling. The back stairs tell the story of Nancy De Garrs, selected by Patrick from the Bradford School of Industry, which trained girls for jobs in service. Nancy, 13, was nursemaid to the children and her sister Sarah, 12 was employed to help her. Nancy later became cook and housekeeper.“It is in this room where the children would’ve got under their feet, and where they told them stories,” says Charlotte. “We know now that early years learning is so important. Both Nancy and Sarah were so influential on the Brontës, yet they get so little recognition.”Upstairs, in Nancy and Sarah’s room, are dressing-up clothes and toys for today’s children to play with. “We do ‘laundry with Sarah De Garrs’ with school groups and quill and ink sessions,” says Charlotte.The three main bedrooms are now available to stay in. Charlotte’s room is where the children slept. “This is the only room in the world that all the Brontës slept in,” says Charlotte. “We think there may have been a dressing-room here, as there were reports of Patrick seen at the window shaving.”Emily’s bedroom was Patrick and Maria’s room, and Anne’s room is at the end of the landing, in the extension built after the Brontës’ time. At the original window, now restored, it is said the children could be seen, looking out for Patrick coming home. Each bedroom is beautifully furnished, with an en-suite bathroom.“There’s been a lot of interest in overnight stays,” says Charlotte. “We’ve had guests from Canada and Japan. A man from Germany stood in Nancy’s room and cried; he was so moved that the house was finally restored.”The tour ends in the education area and cafe. It was a pleasure to spend an hour with Charlotte - her passion for preserving and passing on the Brontë legacy really brought the house to life.The Brontës left Thornton in 1820 but this house still feels like a warm family home. Ahead of a new era of Brontëmania, with February’s release of Emerald Fennel’s Wuthering Heights film, starring Margot Robbie, this modest mid-terrace house is a reminder that the story of Emily, Charlotte and Anne began here in Thornton. (Emma Clayton)
Planning permission has been granted to turn an historic building with links to the Bronte family into three properties.The planning permission relates to the former Red House Museum in Gomersal, a Grade II* listed building which operated as a small community museum before its closure in 2016.Listed building consent has also been granted as part of the proposals.Under the plans, the main house will be renovated and turned into two, three-bedroom homes, and the barn will be converted into a four-bedroom home, with part of the ground floor extended.The coach house will be renovated into ancillary accommodation for the barn.The main house – a two-storey detached building – was originally constructed around 1660 and extensively refurbished in the 19th century.The building has historic links to the Bronte family and is mentioned in Charlotte Bronte’s ‘Shirley’.In the application’s decision report, the council said the site was offered for Community Asset Transfer following its closure in 2016, but that “none of the proposals received were assessed as being realistically viable.”The site was later sold at public auction in December 2024.On the development’s visual amenity, the decision report said: “It is considered that although there will be some alterations to the buildings, the harm this will cause will be outweighed by the building remaining in use and being restored where it otherwise may have gone into disrepair.”No representations were received for the change of use application, however seven were received as part of the application for listed building consent.One of these was an objection and one was a general comment. (Catherine Gannon)
'Wuthering Heights' – Feb. 13Emerald Fennell's highly anticipated adaptation of Emily Brontë's only novel is already gearing up to be one of 2026's most swoon-worthy affairs. The trailer alone is pure cinema, with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's electric chemistry leaping off the screen as the marketing reminds us that Wuthering Heights is "the greatest love story of all time." Fennell's gothic romance was primarily filmed in the rugged moorlands of the Yorkshire Dales, so viewers will get to experience the bleak landscape described in Brontë's 1847 novel backed by the avant-pop vocals of Charli XCX. As an added treat, breakout Adolescence star Owen Cooper plays Young Heathcliff, rounding out an already watchable cast that also includes The Night Agent's Hong Chau. (Josh Conrad)
Wuthering Heights (Feb. 13)The trailer for Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s famous novel calls it “the greatest love story of all time,” perhaps an unusual way of describing the escalating abuse and trauma of the source material. This version of Wuthering Heights stars Margot Robbie as 18-year-old Catherine Earnshaw and sees Jacob Elordi further establishing his Gothic bona fides as the Byronic hero Heathcliff. (Ben Rosenstock)
Wuthering HeightsBecause no era is complete without another attempt to make Wuthering Heights feel fresh. This new adaptation revisits Emily Jane Brontë’s classic tale of obsession, class, and deeply unhealthy romance. Expect windswept drama, brooding stares, and characters who desperately need therapy. The toxicity is the point.Release Date: February 14, 2026 (Kenzie Mastroe)
In my experience as an English teacher, despite having access to more books than ever before, schools often see books with glorified violence at the centre as “boy books”, and so fill the curriculum with this content. This does nothing to combat toxic masculinity – rather, it fosters it.We shouldn’t patronise boys by telling them what society thinks they should become, but instead give them a bit more credit in their reading interests. I’ve had plenty of young men tearing up in my classroom when reading Jane Eyre. Encouraging kids to read this kind of book won’t solve the entire problem, but it will certainly help in making more well-rounded young men.Louis ProvisHead of English, MyEdSpace
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by Emiliano VitaliISBN-13 : 979-82698726672025A visionary novel inspired by Emily Brontë’s secret poetic universe — now revealed for the first time.Years before the publication of Wuthering Heights, a young Emily Brontë, together with her sister Anne, imagined a dark and windswept paracosm: Gondal, a northern kingdom torn by war, betrayal, and fierce passions — alongside Gaaldine, its exotic and turbulent colony.At the heart of this gothic fantasy stand Augusta Geraldine Almeda, a fiery and indomitable queen, and Julius Brenzaida, a tormented antihero. Bound by desire, infidelity, and revenge, they echo the tragic intensity of Catherine and Heathcliff.Emily’s poetic manuscripts — long unpublished — sing of stormy seas, dark dungeons, and harrowing conflicts. Beneath their evocative power lies the submerged thread of an epic and unfinished saga, now reconstructed in novel form.The Queen of Gondal transforms those fragmented verses into a novel of epic and tragic resonance, breathing life into Brontë’s poetic visions, anticipating not only the gothic and tormented atmosphere of Wuthering Heights, but, with striking modernity, the settings and themes of contemporary fantasy.
There is also an Intalian spoken language.
Wuthering HeightsSet to hit cinemas on Valentine’s Day, Emerald Fennell’s rework of Wuthering Heights has already sparked outrage among fans of Emily Brontë’s Gothic masterpiece. Soundtracked by Charli XCX and starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie – both arguably far too beautiful to belong anywhere near the 1800s Yorkshire moors – the Saltburn director’s version seems poised to offer a sharp, camp riff on the epic love story rather than a faithful retelling of it. The wardrobes, too, are expected to skew more glamorous, with Atonement and Little Women designer Jacqueline Durran crafting costumes for the hotly anticipated feature. (Orla Brennan)
Loosely inspired by Emily Brontë’s 1947 gothic novel of the same name, “Wuthering Heights” is about the intense love between Catherine Earnshaw (Robbie) and Heathcliff (Elordi).Robbie is producing the film under her label LuckyChap Entertainment after previously producing Fennell’s films Promising Young Woman and Saltburn, which also starred Elordi. Pop queen Charli xcx is also coming for EGOT status and contributing an album of original songs for the film. (Lachlan Guertin)
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From Jane Austen and Mr Darcy to Tolkien and Smaug this amazingly detailed design showcases our favourite authors and their beloved characters.Illustrated and designed in the UK, this tote bag is made from unbleached cotton. With a generous side panel for extra storage space and woven handles that are as sturdy as they are comfortable, it's perfect for your everyday essentials.Dimensions: 36cm x 36cm (excluding handles) • 10cm side panel • 100% unbleached cotton
Band of Toughs: a theatre collaboratory (BoTs) proudly present a limited engagement of their newest immersive rocktale mashup, Gin & Gothic: A Brontë Rocktale. A site-specific, Victorian gothic romance, literary adventure. Sweeping moors, women in attics, brooding Byronic heroes, all staged in and around Altona Grange in Boulder County. Featuring a live band and a splash of sibling rivalry.In this renewed, original production, we follow the tenacious and gifted Brontë siblings as they love, lose, and conceive some of the most famous literature of the 19th century! This 120-minute performance takes place, indoors, outdoors (with heating), and involves short walks between locations, including stairs. Seating will be provided.For more information, visit www.bandoftoughs.org or visit our Facebook or Instagram. Tickets available through Eventbrite and due to limited seating, tickets may or may not be available at the door.
4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëIf you’re into brooding, tortured men and the women who love them, Jane Eyre is ideal. This one’s a bit more challenging, particularly because it takes a little while to really take off, but it’s worth the effort. It’s the story of poor, plain Jane Eyre, who comes to work for the wealthy but tortured Mr. Rochester as a governess for his ward — you can probably see where this is going. Except trust me, there’s much more here than you think! And what’s wonderful about this book is the deeply developed characters and their relationships. If you love a good romance and you’ve got a few tissues handy, Jane Eyre is a great pick. (Faith Moore)
Haddon Hall, one of the best-preserved medieval homes in all of England, offers a glimpse into the vibrancy of the Tudor era, complete with stone pathways smoothed out from 900 years’ worth of visitors and grand galleries framed with original Elizabethan wood carvings. Naturally, the moody location has appeared in a multitude of film productions, including The Other Boleyn Girl, Mary Queen of Scots, The King, and three different adaptations of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. (...)Expedition Yorkshire curates thoughtful single and multiday tours across York, Edinburgh, London, and more, allowing travelers to see the country through a local lens. Some expeditions also focus specifically on locations that may be of particular interest to period-drama buffs. (The Brontë tour, for instance, would be an ideal day for anyone with an undying love for Heathcliff.) (Chelsey Sanchez)
The tone is appropriate, given Charli’s desire to depart from brat as well as the song’s place on the Wuthering Heights (2026) soundtrack. The film, based on the 1847 Emily Brontë novel, is about a tempestuous, obsessive love story that takes place on the wild moors of Yorkshire, England. The gothic nature of the tale demands an equally gothic soundtrack, and “Chains of Love” certainly fits the bill, using Charli’s signature vocal distortions, autotune, and synthesizer elements to cast a foreboding shadow. (Gabrielle Ulubay)
Ahora que se va a estrenar (el próximo febrero) la adaptación cinematográfica basada en la única novela de la escritora Emily Brontë, Cumbres Borrascosas, me gustaría recomendar este clásico de la literatura inglesa y su visión metafísica del destino, la obsesión y la pasión. El invierno invita más que ningún otro mes a volver a los escenarios salvajes, fríos y remotos de Yorkshire (Inglaterra) y revivir la tormentosa historia de amor entre el señor Lockwood -que en el cine interpretará uno de los actores de moda, Jacob Elordi-, y Nelly Dean, que será Margot Robbie. (Translation)
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Mais une série de petits incidents dévoile progressivement l’envers de la carte postale : Nina a un comportement de plus en plus erratique et humiliant, faisant bientôt régner la terreur sur toute la maisonnée. Face au danger de l’« épouse folle » (façon Jane Eyre), la femme de ménage et Andrew se rapprochent dangereusement… (Murielle Joudet) (Translation)
Since it is the adults of Home Alone who have all the growing up to do, it would be wrong to look to Kevin for a bildungsroman plot. But the film does have one. Kevin’s mother is first alerted to Kevin’s loss by a sudden, metaphysical pang, hearing his voice as their plane flies across the Atlantic — as Jane Eyre hears Rochester across the ether. (Aled McLean-Jones)
None of the above. A Very British Christmas is a documentary series in which professionals decorate stately homes. Channel 4 has got something right – nothing is more British than a stately home. They pop up in our national literature at regular intervals, from Waugh to Wuthering Heights; they are inextricable from the very British inequity of our unscalable class system, and exist today as romantic reminders of our very British decline. (Ella Dorn)
The last two installments of the 12 days of Christmas posts on AnneBrontë.org are online: 11, 12.
The Brontë sisters and Branwell in the shadows have gathered around their Christmas tree - which is a tradition which started about their time - to join us in wishing all of you a very happy Christmas (or your holiday of choice)!Wuthering HeightsEmerald Fennell’s literary adaptation is sure to lob a Molotov cocktail in the general direction of early 2026’s cultural discourse. Emily Brontë’s toxic love story is getting a proper Fennelling, with Charli XCX songs, a buzz-worthy cast (Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi) and provocative quote marks around the title on the poster like you’re supposed to say it in a sarcastic way. Wuthering Heights may be a landmark Romantic novel but it’s not exactly small ’r’ romantic, so that ‘the greatest love story of all time’ tagline may mystify literary types.In cinemas worldwide Feb 13 (Phil de Semlyen)
Though many question whether this film will actually be a true adaptation or more of Cathy’s (Margo Robbie) dream world of sorts, Emerald Fennel’s blockbuster adaptation has drawn much attention and criticism for its avoidance of casting a person of color in the role of Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi). The film arrives in theaters Feb. 13, just in time for Valentine’s Day. (Dessi Gomea)
Wuthering Heights: Emerald Fennell’s adaptation, starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, arrives on 13 February and promises heightened drama and raised temperatures.
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Modern mass market paperbacks, originally called “pocket books” after the Simon & Schuster imprint, were born in 1939. They sold for twenty-five cents but were scarcely dreadful: The first list boasted The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie, Lost Horizon by James Hilton and Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Since then mass market paperbacks have dominated the publishing landscape with sales in the incalculable billions. (D.D. Degg)
Les Hauts de Hurlevent, Emily Brontë (1847)En février 2026, une nouvelle adaptation des Hauts de Hurlevent sortira en salles, portée par Jacob Elordi et Margot Robbie. Pourquoi ne pas saisir l’occasion pour découvrir le roman écrit par l’une des célèbres sœurs Brontë ?En effet, en 1847 sortent deux romans qui marqueront à tout jamais la littérature anglaise : Les Hauts de Hurlevent d’Emily Brontë et Jane Eyre, écrit par sa sœur Charlotte. Les sœurs Brontë, filles de pasteur, s’échappent de leur quotidien reclus en écrivant des poèmes et des romans. Emily Brontë imagine une histoire d’amour et de vengeance en plein milieu des landes sauvages de l’Angleterre : Heathcliff, un orphelin recueilli par la famille Earnshaw, vit une relation passionnelle avec Catherine, du moins jusqu’à son mariage avec un autre homme. Ravagé par la rancœur, Heathcliff revient hanter la famille sur plusieurs générations.Les Hauts de Hurlevent traverse les siècles sans jamais perdre de sa superbe. Il demeure un roman inclassable, à la croisée du gothique, du romantique et du tragique. Avec une audace exceptionnelle pour son époque, Emily Brontë sonde, comme rarement cela a été fait, les tréfonds de l’âme humaine. (Translation)
This classic novel explores the intense, complex relationship between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, an orphan adopted by Catherine’s father, leading to revenge that spans two families. Published in 1847 under a male pseudonym, the novel shocked Victorian readers with its raw emotion and moral ambiguity. There are no clear heroes here, just damaged people inflicting damage on others.The Yorkshire moors become almost a character themselves, wild and unforgiving, mirroring the passionate and destructive relationship at the novel’s center. Heathcliff remains one of literature’s most compelling antiheroes, simultaneously sympathetic and monstrous. The narrative structure, with its nested stories and unreliable narrators, adds layers of complexity to what could have been a straightforward revenge tale. (Matthias Binder)
What a delight to be introduced to Irish poets such as Francis Ledwidge, John Hewitt and Patrick Kavanagh and to female poets such as the Emilys: Dickinson and Brontë! (Joe Corrigan)
She’s excited by an upcoming period film, Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” starring on-theme veterans Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. “I think ‘Wuthering Heights’ will be our litmus test to see if method dressing will spill over into historically inspired garments,” says [Raissa]Bretaña[, fashion historian and lecturer at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology]. “In the past, whenever actors promoted period films, they try to look as contemporary as possible in order to distance themselves.” (Clarissa Cruz)
Anne Brontë.org's tenth day of Christmas is about lords (or absence of).
Edited By Ina C. Seethaler, Tripthi PillaiRoutledgeISBN 9781032431055Published December 9, 2025Covering both traditional and emerging issues and methodologies, The Routledge Companion to Global Women’s Writing equips readers with interdisciplinary and intersectional approaches to women’s writing in the global context. Movements and experiences continuously shaping the twenty-first century clarify the urgent need for expanding and re-envisioning academic and social definitions of gender, location, and creative expression. The Companion forges new directions in and conceptualizations of identity, experience, and practice of diverse communities across the world. The volume provides a conjunctive methodology, building on existing scholarly frameworks while encouraging readers to envision new possibilities that enhance future conversations and a multiplicity of voices and perspectives, ranging from established authors’ commentary on key debates to the innovative work of emerging scholars and practitioners. Offering diverse critical and creative access to the nexus of women’s writing, this Companion provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction for those looking to extend their knowledge of this essential field.
From Jane Eyre to Xuela Claudette Richardson: Reading Charlotte Bronte through Jamaica Kincaid by Manisha BasuWhile academic convention has read the postcolonial riposte to Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre: An Autobiography (1847) in and through Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea (1966), this chapter proposes to document Jamaica Kincaid’s work as an adaptation of Brontë’s novel and one that exposes the intersectionality of settler colonialism, indigeneity, and gender/sexuality in the making of the Victorian world. The term “autobiography” is embedded in both titles, both protagonists are, for all practical purposes, orphaned, and exposed early on in their lives, to completely loveless conditions, and both are angry, rebellious women. However, where Kincaid’s protagonist (Xuela Claudette Richardson) gives free rein to her anger in rejecting outright any and all conventions of romantic and familial/maternal love, monogamous conjugality, marriage, gendered identities, and Christian sentiment, Bronte’s titular protagonist navigates the rebellious streak in her nature through the echo chamber of the native character, Bertha Mason. This chapter builds up to the argument that Xuela is who Bertha would have been had she lived and had she not been confined to the attic, as Bertha was by Edward Rochester—a powerful native force that endures even as figures representative of the colonizer, the possessive patriarch, the colonial sycophant, and the monogamy-bound jealous woman wane in the face of her power.
The Brontë Birthplace in Thornton, Bradford, welcomed visitors in March, marking a major milestone in literary heritage by opening its doors more than 200 years after Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne Brontë were born there.Nigel West, fundraising co-ordinator for the Brontë Birthplace project, said: "It is an amazing story of Bradford City of Culture 2025 using their legacy funding and then 770 members contributing and the formation of a Community Benefit Society that will protect the Birthplace for the community."It is the most important heritage opening anywhere in the UK this year and as significant to this country as Shakespeare's birthplace." (...)In May, following a significant refurbishment, Her Majesty Queen Camilla officially opened the house as a museum and education centre.The site also now offers visitors the opportunity to stay overnight in some of its historic rooms.Public engagement has been at the heart of the project, with the launch of the Be More Brontë campaign dedicated to encouraging children to embrace new life challenges.The house has since become a lively hub of activity, hosting author talks, educational workshops, and theatre performances.Mr West said: “This year has been a dream come true for everyone involved in the Birthplace project.“We cannot wait to see what 2026 will hold for this amazing little house which has provided a lasting legacy for Thornton, Bradford and Brontë fans worldwide.” (Josh Price)
In case you’ve been blissfully unaware of the storm brewing online, the latest film adaptation of Wuthering Heights (2026), directed by Emerald Fennell of Saltburn (2023) fame, is slated for release on Valentine’s Day 2026, and it’s already sparked plenty of controversy. Fans of the novel have taken issue with Margot Robbie (Catherine Earnshaw) being ‘too old’ to play a nineteen-year-old, voiced concerns that Fennell will oversaturate the film with explicit sexual content given her Saltburn-shadowed reputation, and even questioned Charli XCX’s involvement in the score. (...)Historically, Wuthering Heights has enjoyed considerable success on screen. The most infamous adaptation is arguably the 1939 Academy Award–winning film starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier, while the 1992 version featuring Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes, in his film debut, also remains well known. But to appreciate the novel fully, we have to return to its origins.In 1847, before the tragic series of Brontë family deaths, Emily Brontë published Wuthering Heights under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. The novel received a mixed critical response, including disapproval from her own sister, Charlotte Brontë, who dismissed it as the work of a 'wild' younger sibling, unable to recognise its beauty. Following the sisters’ deaths, however, the novel settled into its now-cemented status as a literary classic.Its iconic, windswept West Yorkshire setting, a landscape that mirrors Cathy and Heathcliff’s untameable natures, the nuanced framing of Nelly Dean, and the intricate multi-generational family saga are just a few of the qualities that make the novel so enduring. They’re also why I return to it time and time again, especially at this time of year, something I’ve yet to experience with any of its adaptations. And, notably, I have never seen a film give Nelly Dean (our partial narrator) the importance she deserves. (Millie Hicks and Betsan Branson Wiliam)
The dales and moors of Yorkshire are a well-established muse for writers and visual artists. Most recently, the region has served as the romantic location for “Wuthering Heights” and “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.” The North Yorkshire Moors Railway and the Yorkshire Dales make appearances in both and are a must-see when visiting. Make sure to squeeze in a visit to the Brontë Parsonage Museum, where the Brontë family lived from 1820 to 1861. The historic space offers fascinating insight into the lives of the three Brontë sisters and the world that inspired “Wuthering Heights.” (Jeannette Moses)
This classic’s bleakness is both exacerbated by its biting wintery setting and undermined by the burning intensity of Heathcliff and Catherine’s passions. Moody, cold, and full of yearning, this book takes you on a dramatic journey of desire and its devastations. For fans of gothic themes, questionable figures and anything remotely melodramatic. (Autumn Huxtable)
The madwoman in the attic has been a central plot in literary fiction. The phrase highlights the historical tendency to label non-conforming women as insane, locking them away physically or socially, using ‘madness’ or ‘sickness’ to silence them, their experiences— a theme explored in literary works beyond Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 classic Jane Eyre. The 1966 postmodern novel Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys is a perfect example for authors to reimagine the stories centring around the madwoman in the attic. What if it was Mr Rochester after all?A similar theme is followed in The Housemaid. But here, the ‘madwoman in the attic’ refuses to stay silent and decidedly takes her revenge in the twisty tale. Since I have not read McFadden’s book, I cannot compare and state if it is a well adaptation. However, as the plot thickened, the climax was satisfactory. (...)The Housemaid may not be a literary fiction in the tradition of Jane Eyre. But it’s modernised, fun and convincing to watch for the ending that the woman in the attic should actually get. (Madhurima Sarkar)
The director of the film, Cary Fukunaga, said that when he was choosing the actor for the part of Rochester, he realized that there were people that looked more like the book character, but he still felt that Michael Fassbender was a better choice. Charlotte Brontë described Rochester as a man with a heavy brow, dark hair and brown eyes, big nostrils, and a stern face. (Olga G.)
Yahoo Entertainment publishes a new biography of Emily Brontë with some mentions of the upcoming 2026 adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Cosmopolitan lists a quote from Jane Eyre in a heartbreaking list quotes. A Brontë question is included in the Big Good Housekeeping Quiz of the Year. AnneBrontë.org comes to the ninth day of Christmas: dancing. A hard one.
Antoinette Cosway’s Martyrdom: Catholicism and the “Triumphant” Ending of Wide Sargasso Sea
Naomi Kim-Yu
MFS Modern Fiction Studies, Johns Hopkins University Press, Volume 71, Number 4, Winter 2025 pp. 742-764
This essay examines Jean Rhys’s often overlooked engagement with Catholicism in her 1966 novel Wide Sargasso Sea. Over and against British Empire and its English Protestantism, Rhys draws on Catholicism to construct a martyr’s tale for her Creole protagonist, Antoinette Cosway. This Catholic framework of martyrdom enables a triumphant reading of Antoinette’s self-immolation—her act of resistance against her English, Protestant-coded husband. In turn, the redemptive Catholicism of Wide Sargasso Sea prompts a rereading of Rhys’s source text, Jane Eyre, to expose the pitfalls that Protestantism poses for Brontë’s bildungsroman.
Peaky Blinders and Bad Sisters star Daryl McCormack is set to bring Heathcliff to life in a new audio drama by Audible, which reimagines the three years Heathcliff was missing in a "feverish reimagining of literature’s most infamous romantic villain." (Abby Allen)
The Nativity Procession in Haworth - famous for its connection to the Brontë sisters - brings the Christmas story to life.The Nativity Procession started at 2pm on Saturday, December 20, 2025, from the bottom of Main Street and will end on Sunday, December 21.The interactive parade features live storytelling, festive music and real donkeys walking through the village.A procession ended with a short carol service at St Michael and All Angels Church that was open to anyone who wanted to join. (Liana Jacob)
The Old Post Office in Haworth is where “everything is just a little bit special” according to The Yorkshireman, thanks to its seasonal winter and autumn dishes full of “hearty flavour and local ingredients.”The café on Main Street has a remarkable link with history in the village too, as it still has the original post office counter where the iconic Brontë sisters would send their novel manuscripts to their publishers back in the day.Charlotte, Emily, and Anne were born in Thornton near Bradford but grew up in Haworth. (Molly Court)
Wuthering HeightsBased on: Emily Brontë’s 1847 novelRelease Date: In theaters February 13, 2026Starring: Jacob Elordi and Margot RobbieWhy We’re Excited: Cue the Kate Bush classic, we’re heading back to the moors. Filmmaker Emerald Fennell is reteaming with her Saltburn collaborators—Elordi starred and Robbie produced—for a take on Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff that we’ve surely never seen before. (Meaghan Kirby)
Elle (Italy) also is excited with the Wuthering Heights 2026 film.
Wuthering Heights is passionate, untamed, and haunting, mixing romance with dark, supernatural, and psychological elements. Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff are unflinching in their desires and cruelty. They are morally ambiguous, yet unforgettable. Emily Brontë initially published the novel under the ambiguous pen name Ellis Bell. Her real name did not appear until after her death, in 1850, and many were shocked that a woman had written it. Critics initially recoiled at its raw intensity, but it has survived as a classic nearly two hundred years later, timeless in its ability to stir emotion, imagination, and confront the darker sides of love and humanity. It also addresses classism, racism, and revenge, themes that were groundbreaking at the time and still relevant today. Like the ghost of Catherine Earnshaw haunting Heathcliff, Emily's presence in the 21st century lingers in every line of the book and now in the upcoming film adaptation. She haunts readers and viewers, but she is not unwelcome. Her vision comforts as much as it unsettles.Perhaps it is this very darkness that draws people to her work. Through Wuthering Heights, readers can find recognition even in the harsh manifestations of authentic human emotion, and beauty in the landscapes of grief, intimacy, and truth. Emily Brontë, like Heathcliff and Catherine, is a presence that will not fade — a reminder that even in despair there can be brilliance, and that being seen, even in one’s shadows, is a rare and powerful gift.In 2026, audiences will once again confront Emily Brontë’s tempestuous moors, uncompromising characters, and the ge (Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial)
(...) Love from a Convict (1955), about a young reporter who falls in love while visiting a jail, early evidence of her perceptive storytelling and her lifelong interest in human behaviour. Norman Shrapnel in the Manchester Guardian described it as “something of a tiny Wuthering Heights”. (Miriam Gosling Gage)
Ahmad Rizal Abdullah, Universitas Negeri MakassarDEIKTIS: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Dan Sastra, 5(4), 5390-5400.This study examines the representation of social class in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights through the lens of Marxist literary criticism. While previous research has discussed themes such as class hierarchy, symbolic power, and economic determinism, limited attention has been given to how these dynamics are directly embedded in the novel’s dialogue and narrative interactions. To address this gap, this research analyzes twenty selected textual excerpts using key Marxist concepts, including class struggle, ideology, and material conditions. The study employs a qualitative descriptive approach, drawing on the works of Marx and Engels, Eagleton, and other theorists to interpret how language and character behavior reflect social positioning. The findings show that Wuthering Heights portrays a deeply stratified social environment in which identities, decisions, and conflicts are shaped by class-based power relations. Heathcliff’s marginalization, Catherine’s status-driven choices, and Hindley’s abusive dominance embody recurring patterns of oppression and resistance consistent with Marxist theory. The study concludes that Brontë’s novel not only dramatizes interpersonal tensions but also exposes the structural inequalities that govern them, offering a more nuanced understanding of how Victorian literature reflects and critiques social class. This research contributes to existing scholarship by providing a dialogue-centered, textually grounded analysis that clarifies the mechanisms of class representation more precisely than broader thematic studies.
A special edition of an old favoriteSpecial editions of literary favorites are something of a trend these days: Sprayed edges, designed endpapers and cases adorned with glitter and metallic accents are all some of the beautiful details that highlight the stories within. A collectible edition of your recipient's favorite — perhaps this gorgeous Jane Eyre painted package — will dress up their bookshelf beautifully. (Lizz Schumer)
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Edited By Lin Young, Brooke CameronRoutledgeISBN: 9781003498995October 2025Victorians and Videogames will examine how games interact with nineteenth-century genres, aesthetics, and literary themes as a means of engaging, critiquing, or challenging their original contexts. In essence, this collection will consider the ways in which embodied, user-driven storytelling can impact new and challenging engagements with the nineteenth century in the contemporary world. This book contains four categories that summarize major trends in nineteenth-century-oriented games. The first section, “Ludic and Narrative Intertextuality,” examines games that directly adapt nineteenth-century texts, considering how ludic and literary elements work together to produce new commentary on the original texts. Second, “Genre and Character (re)Creation,” will examine games that are more thematically engaged with the nineteenth century. Third, “Navigation, Colonization, and Exploration” examines the ways in which players move and interact with game environments, and how game design itself can often evoke social systems, or the politics of imperialist conquest. Finally, “Science, Systems, and Technologies” will examine how contemporary games engage with nineteenth-century innovations (both good and bad) in science and technology. In this way, the sections begin with more explicit nineteenth-century engagements and build to more theoretical and subtextual ones.
By Brooke CameronThis chapter uses disability theory to talk about autism in the Victorian videogame. This chapter takes as its primary texts Emily Brontë’s 1848 Gothic masterpiece, Wuthering Heights, as well as Tarsier Studio’s puzzle-platform horror adventure game, Little Nightmares II (2021); we read both novel and game as privileging the neurodivergent child’s point of view, and more specifically, we read both as focused upon the autistic child’s use of the partnership (or Gothic double) as a form of “masking”—and therein navigating—structures of early socialization and education. And we see in both texts the latter’s (education’s) very Victorian legacy of “mainstreaming” the disabled child and of the psychological horrors that ensue—from Catherine’s mental breakdown and premature death (and permanent separation from Heathcliff) to Six’s shocking betrayal of Mono and the cyclical trauma which then consumes the pair.
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the lead roles of Cathy and Heathcliff, was also selected by Megan, but the film has been “subject to huge controversy”, said Evie. Charlotte explained: “Like every other BookTokker, I am very curious about the Wuthering Heights adaptation. I’ve been enjoying all the commentary online following the trailer and although I usually prefer an adaptation that is more true to the book… I will probably deeply enjoy it regardless. It’s camp!” (Katie Fraser)
In their travel prediction, Pinterest said: “Fairytale meets fever dream in 2026’s biggest travel trend.“Millennials and Boomers will seek out whimsical and mystical destinations: distant ruins swallowed by mist, naturally-occurring spirals and moody, enchanting forests. You may find you come back with more questions than answers.”Are we maybe all feeling a little too excited for the upcoming Wuthering Heights film? (Sarah-Louise Kelly)
4 /11Wuthering Heights (1939)Directed by: William WylerCast: Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, David Niven, Flora RobsonIMDb rating: 7.5Synopsis: Heathcliff (Olivier) and Catherine Earnshaw (Oberon) fall madly in love, but fate drives them apart. As Heathcliff’s passion curdles into vengeance, it sets them both on a path towards inevitable doom.About the movie: A striking adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, the movie brings only 16 of the 34 chapters from Brontë’s book to the big screen.Award won: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black & White).5 /11Jane Eyre (1943)Directed by: Robert StevensonCast: Joan Fontaine, Orson Welles, Margaret O’Brien, Agnes MooreheadIMDb rating: 7.4Synopsis: Orphaned Jane Eyre (Fontaine) becomes the governess at Thornfield Hall and soon begins a romance with her employer, Edward Rochester (Welles). But when a dark secret hidden in the attic comes to light, it threatens the lovers’ fate.About the movie: The movie is adapted from Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 masterpiece of the same name. (Sushmita Mahanta)
Ever since Jean Rhys published “Wide Sargasso Sea” in 1966, literary women have been intrigued by the idea that the madwoman in the attic might have a perfectly good explanation for all of this.That novel was a retelling of “Jane Eyre,” Charlotte Brontë’s classic 1847 work about a governess whose romance with her brooding employer is stalled by the existence of his batty current wife, until — ah bless, a happy ending — Mrs. Rochester burns down the mansion and jumps to her death.But in “Sargasso,” Rhys imagines a backstory for this crazy lady. What if she had been forced into marriage, a Creole heiress dragged from Jamaica to live in sopping England with a man who wanted her only for her money? What if he had responded to her grief and culture shock by stashing her upstairs while he ogled the nanny? What if he took away her lovely given name and told everyone to call her Bertha?With this bookish history in mind, I’ll remind you that an absolutely preposterous and eminently marketable thriller starring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney opens nationwide Friday. [...]If you have been in a bookstore, a library or an airport anytime in the past three years, you’re already aware of the best-selling franchise, a trilogy by the pseudonymous Freida McFadden. While steering clear of specific spoilers, I can say that “The Housemaid” — the first of the series — is “Jane Eyre” and “Wide Sargasso Sea” fused into one clunky but fizzy narrative. Millie, a cleaner with a secret dark past, accepts a live-in position in the home of Nina, who quickly reveals herself to be a nightmare boss. She accuses Millie of throwing away documents Millie has never touched; she demands expensive purchases and then insists the money come out of Millie’s salary. (Monica Hesse)
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Iconic homes throughout literature played into Jones and Mitchell’s interpretation of the Winchester home, including Manderley in Rebecca, Thornfield Hall in Jane Eyre, and even the room in the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” In a departure from the novel, the production team decided to style Millie’s room in all white as a subtle nod to her mental state throughout the film. (Alyssa Longobucco)
BBC One Breakfast featured the Brontë Birthplace yesterday, December 19 as one of the key legacy projects of Bradford 2025, City of Culture.
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by Bill TarinoASIN : B0FTQVG41KOctober 2025A ravaged manor. A voice across the moor. A love that refuses to be buried.Thornfield Reborn is a luminous, modern-read retelling of Charlotte Brontë’s classic. It keeps the heart of the story you love while reshaping the journey with clean, contemporary prose and purposeful pacing.After a life of hard lessons, Jane accepts a post at Thornfield and finds more than work. She finds respect, belonging, and a man who meets her as an equal. But secrets surface, the wedding halts, and a midnight blaze erases the future she almost held. Alone on the moor, Jane builds new purpose in a hard, honest village where work matters and kindness counts. Then a voice carries her name across miles of heather, drawing her to a secluded lodge deep in the ferns. There, a humbler house and a
wounded man offer the chance to choose love with clear eyes.
by Nora R. WildASIN : B0FTXL3KR4October 2025A timeless story, reimagined for today.Love. Freedom. Pain. And the courage to live on your own terms.Jane Eyre is not your average young woman.She wasn’t in the 19th century—and she certainly isn’t in 2025.Orphaned, defiant, and quietly burning with the need to belong, Jane survives a childhood of neglect in the suburban shadows of Atlanta. Raised in a house where she’s barely tolerated, she clings to her wit and stubborn will like armor.But fate is not finished testing her.Sent to a strict religious boarding school for disadvantaged girls, Jane must navigate a world of cold rules and harsh punishments. And yet, even here, she finds light: in Helen, a friend who teaches her gentleness without weakness, and in Miss Temple, a mentor who shows her how to resist without losing herself.Years later, Jane becomes a governess at the mysterious Thornfield Hall, deep in the forests of North Carolina.There she meets Adèle, a curious French girl... and Edward Rochester—her brooding, brilliant, and broken employer.
by Prince PenmanASIN: B0FXV3291NOctober 2025In a world where every click curates a persona, Jane Penman dares to log off. A digital strategist ensnared by the glittering, treacherous web of social media, Jane’s rebellion begins with a viral blog exposing her influencer family’s hypocrisy, landing her in the stark Lowood academy. There, she hones her coding skills, only to be drawn into the orbit of Edward Rochester, a brooding tech mogul whose smart-home empire, Thornfield Labs, hides a secret: his first wife, Bertha, a brilliant but unstable digital artist locked in an encrypted server. As Jane and Rochester’s unfiltered connection deepens through late-night encrypted chats, a catastrophic livestream unmasks his past, shattering her curated future. Fleeing to the analog moors, Jane deletes her digital identity, embracing poverty and solitude until the Rivers siblings offer her purpose—a chance to code for global good. Yet, a ghostly pull leads her back to a humbled Rochester, living unplugged in a cottage reclaimed by nature. Jane Eyre: A Modern Retelling reimagines Brontë’s classic as a gothic romance and tech-noir odyssey, blending speculative fiction, feminist dystopia, and literary science fiction. For readers seeking Jane Eyre retellings, digital identity tales, or modern love stories, this haunting narrative of independence and authenticity resonates like a heartbeat in the noise of the digital age.
Audible is delving into the backstory of literature’s most infamous romantic anti-hero in audio drama Heathcliff, with Daryl McCormack in the title role.The star (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) has just wrapped filming on Dolly Alderton’s Pride & Prejudice, and Heathcliff will bow on Audible next February. The team behind it promised a “feverish re-imagining of literature’s most infamous romantic villain .”The Emily Brontë classic Wuthering Heights is the inspiration for the drama, which is penned by Gracie Oddie-James. She is also in the cast, alongside Arinzé Kene (The Pass), Charlie Rowe (Slow Horses), Sagar Radia (Industry), Raffey Cassidy (The Brutalist) and Tanya Moodie (Silo).The Heathcliff audio production will depict how the man generations of readers know from the novel came to be. Per the synopsis: Before his descent into revenge, there were three missing years; a time of possibility, freedom and a different kind of love.“This original story follows him on his missing years and his journey of self-discovery and internal redemption, which I think will allow the listener to have compassion for him despite his flaws,” McCormack said. “He truly is the epitome of an anti-hero, and in our Heathcliff, I think your heart may break for him.” [...]“We know that Audible listeners around the world love classic literature and ‘Wuthering Heights’ needs no introduction,” Aurelie de Troyer, Head of Regional Content Europe, Audible. “Heathcliff is such an iconic character and by exploring his roots, and those three missing years, we’re excited to give listeners a different perspective on his story.” (Stewart Clarke)
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOne has to be living under the rock to have missed the trailer for the new film adaptation of Wuthering Heights, directed by Emerald Fennell and starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi was released earlier this year. Its steamy trailer caused quite the controversy with litterateurs criticising Elordi’s casting as Heathcliff, who has been described as a “dark-skinned gypsy” in the novels. The actors are significantly older than the characters, and the trailer romanticises the story through erotic imagery. The film, slated to be released across theatres on February 13, right in time for Valentine’s Day is one of the most anticipated films of the year. I have already re-read the novel, and look forward to see Robbie’s version of this classic come to life on screen. (Aishwarya Khosla)
After kicking off the year with the magic-packed RISE in City Park, Bradford 2025 is now preparing for its final act at Myrtle Park.But the months in between that start and end point have seen a rainbow foam party, aerial dancers performing near Shipley Clocktower, unique exhibitions, and so much more.It’s been the year when sculptures appeared on the moors that inspired Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, film screenings at Ilkley Lido and Thornton Viaduct, and the ultimate crossover - Bassline and classical - took place at the historic St George’s Hall. (Natasha Meek)
Martyna Piotrowicz (2025)Università di Bologna, Corso di Studio in Mediazione linguistica interculturaleJuly 2025L’elaborato presenta un’analisi comparativa di due traduzioni italiane di Jane Eyre, celebre romanzo di Charlotte Brontë pubblicato nel 1847. Il lavoro si articola in tre capitoli principali: il primo introduce il tema della ritraduzione dei classici, approfondendo le sfide traduttive dei testi letterari, il concetto di “ritraduzione” e la Retranslation Hypothesis (RH); il secondo capitolo fornisce un’introduzione all’autrice e all’opera, con una panoramica sulla vita di Charlotte Brontë e un’analisi del genere letterario cui Jane Eyre appartiene; il terzo capitolo è dedicato all’analisi comparativa delle traduzioni italiane curate da Lucilla Kánizsa Jacchia (1946) e Stella Sacchini (2014). Dopo aver illustrato la metodologia di analisi adottata e aver messo a confronto e commentato alcune scelte traduttive particolarmente significative, si verificherà la validità della Retranslation Hypothesis nel caso in esame.
As you might imagine, Jacqueline really likes to read - she owns over 15,000 books!Some of her favourites include Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild.
“The Housemaid” is like “Gaslight” meets “Jane Eyre,” with a dash of “Rebecca,” with all the various roles lightly scrambled, and a much sexier, nastier streak than any of those mannered mindbenders. (Gayle Eubank)
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Foreword
pp 349-350 Author: Chevalier, Tracy
Introduction: Charlotte Brontë's Little Book
pp 351-359 Author: O'Callaghan, Dr. Claire
Charlotte's Little Book
Second Series of the ‘Young Men’s Magazine’, Number Second for September 1830
pp 360-388 Author: O'Callaghan, Dr. Claire
Little Essays
Bidding on Charlotte Brontë
pp 389-391 Author: Dinsdale, Ann
What Are Those Words Worth? Forms of Upcycling, Downcycling and Salvage in the ‘Young Men’s Magazine’, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Shirley
pp. 392-402 Author: Heritage, Barbara
Abstract:
Despite their humble origins, the Brontës’ ‘little books’ have achieved an iconic status and now command astronomical sums. This article describes how one such manuscript, the September 1830 issue of the ‘Second Series of the Young Men’s Magazine’, provides new evidence for long patterns of recycling in the works of the Brontës. Starting with an examination of the physical materials salvaged for Charlotte Brontë’s miniature book, this study discusses another form of creative reuse: the interpolation of lines from Wordsworth’s ‘A Night-Piece’ in the story ‘A Letter from Lord Charles Wellesley’. Charlotte and her sister Anne continued to draw on ‘A Night-Piece’ in Shirley (1849) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848). Even as Wordsworth’s poem invests their writings with cultural capital, more intangible values become apparent, notably an ethics of care for nature and others that stands in contrast to harmful, extractive practices. Charlotte’s propensity for creative salvage illuminates a greater purpose at work in her writing: a desire to preserve a literary and environmental landscape both under threat.
‘That burning clime’: Charlotte Brontë’s Little Book and Jane Eyre
pp. 403-417 Author: O'Callaghan, Claire
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This new and original essay takes a close look at the relationship between Charlotte Brontë’s ‘A Letter from Lord Charles Wellesley’, her first creative piece in the newly recovered September 1830 issue of the ‘Second Series of the Young Men’s Magazine’ and her beloved novel, Jane Eyre (1847). It argues that the portrayal of fire, bed burning and unexplained voices in Wellesley’s story provides an origin point for Brontë’s later representation of the same motifs in Jane Eyre. It therefore problematises the idea that Charlotte's portrayal of the burning bed in Jane Eyre was directly inspired by her brother’s drunken behaviour. By contextualising the intertextual connection between these fictions in relation to Charlotte's experiments with genre, this article provides the first analysis of this newly published manuscript and its relationship with her debut novel. The recovered piece of Brontë juvenilia, it argues, expands our understanding of Charlotte Brontë as an author.
A Gothic Apprenticeship
pp. 418-428 Author: Marsden, Simon
Abstract:
In Charlotte Brontë’s juvenilia, we see a young writer learning by imitation and experimentation the conventions and themes of Gothic fiction. ‘A Letter from Lord Charles Wellesley’, one of the stories in the newly-transcribed ‘Young Men’s Magazine’ of September 1830, reveals Charlotte’s enthusiasm for Gothic intrigue and mystery. Although her engagement with the Gothic became more subtle and nuanced in her mature fiction, these early stories give us insights into both the development of her understanding of the genre and of her early enjoyment of its excessiveness and sensationalism. Charlotte’s juvenilia provides clear evidence that she already understood not only the Gothic’s conventions but also something of its political aspects and investment in ideas of the sublime. This article examines ‘A Letter from Lord Charles Wellesley’ alongside another of Charlotte’s early Gothic tales, ‘An Adventure in Ireland’, and traces the legacies of these early genre explorations into the Gothic realism of Villette (1853).Violence in Charlotte Brontë’s ‘A Letter from Lord Charles Wellesley’: Influence, Representation, Resurrection
pp. 429-439 Author: Franklin, Sophie
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Charlotte Brontë was drawn to violence from an early age. Her unpublished, and later published, writings are full of bloody fights, blazing fires and emotional intensities. By paying close attention to the scenes of brutality in ‘A Letter from Lord Charles Wellesley’, one of the stories in the 1830 Little Book presented here, this essay traces the many returns of violence in Charlotte’s literary oeuvre through three central concerns: influence, representation and resurrection. The essay begins with a consideration of the impact of Thomas De Quincey’s ‘On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts’ (1827) on Charlotte’s aesthetics of violence, before moving on to a discussion of her numerous experimentations with graphic and implicit depictions of brutality in both her early and mature work. The essay concludes with an exploration of Charlotte’s fascination with raising characters from the dead and ultimately argues for the centrality of violence to her literary development.Dreaming Exiles in Charlotte Brontë’s ‘The Midnight Song’
pp. 440-451 Author: Regis, Amber K.
Abstract:
Charlotte Brontë’s poem ‘The Midnight Song’ appears in the second issue of the second series of the ‘Young Men’s Magazine’. This Little Book, created in miniature to be a fitting object for the toy soldiers that inspired the siblings’ collaborative storytelling, was acquired by the Brontë Parsonage Museum in 2019. This article enjoys the privilege of being the first to offer a critical account of ‘The Midnight Song’ to celebrate its first publication. It considers Charlotte’s delineation of the exile, expatriate and dreamer, figures who represent different but related ways of knowing and perceiving the world. As the poem unfolds, Charlotte inhabits these subject positions simultaneously, identifying their privileges and testing their limits. In so doing, she hones her understanding of the writer’s craft and creative power, revealing at just fourteen years of age a remarkable self-assurance when wielding her pen. In turn, the poem proves prophetic, for here Charlotte plays with the tropes of un/belonging, dis/connection and mis/communication that recur throughout her oeuvre.‘The Globe in Glass Town: Mobilities, Textual and Terrestrial
pp. 452-463 Author: Ross, Shawna
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This article argues that the newly-transcribed September 1830 issue of the Brontës’ ‘Young Men’s Magazine’ reveals Charlotte Brontë’s incipient global consciousness as an adolescent writer. This consciousness emerges from Charlotte’s use of travel as a theme that unites the issue’s tonally and generically disparate contributions. Within and across the issue’s Gothic tale, Romantic poem, continental travelogue, notices and advertisements, Charlotte develops a series of intertextual bonds that connect the characters’ geographical mobility to the circulations of books, letters and magazines. To contextualise these intersecting images of textual and personal mobility, this article situates them alongside travel imagery in Charlotte’s earlier and later writings and visual artworks. Doing so illuminates not only the young author’s increasingly sophisticated ability to deploy travel as a trope to generate drama and convey character but also her authorial self-awareness that the circulation of a text is an integral part of the text itself.
The Dandy in the Pink Waistcoat: Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Journal of a Frenchman’
pp. 307-320 Author: Wynne, Deborah
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This essay considers Charlotte Brontë’s serialised ‘Journal of a Frenchman’ in the September 1830 issue of the second series of the ‘Young Men’s Magazine’. It discusses the representation of Parisian life, demonstrating how this missing fragment fits into the series and the wider context of Charlotte’s engagement with the French language and Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, the latter providing the inspiration for many aspects of the Frenchman’s account of his life.
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