Reader, it’s been a while. Normally, I use my blog to review other people’s work or write about the Brontës, wandering through their worlds and sharing what I find. This time, however, I’d like to step out of that familiar pattern and introduce something of my own: my new short story, Shadows of the Sisters.… Continue reading Shadows of the Sisters: A Midwinter Haunting
I recently came across a wonderful new Twitter account which asks for submission for 30 word stories. I’ve not been in the best of health recently and at times I’ve felt that nobody and nothing could ever pull me through – not even the Brontës. But whilst reading about flash fiction, an idea was born.… Continue reading I’m Just Going to Write Because I Cannot Help It – a Flash Fiction Tribute to the Brontës
For a long time I've been wanting to write a post on Charlotte Brontë's 1839 novella, Caroline Vernon. It's one of my absolute favourite works by Charlotte. The penultimate extant text from her juvenilia/Glass Town and Angrian writings, it tells the story of a teenage girl named Caroline who lives with her unstable mother in exile,… Continue reading Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, Caroline Vernon? Charlotte Brontë, Joyce Carol Oates, and the Adolescent Female
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This blog is a selection of interesting things I've come across during my history research. I have a wide interest in history ranging from Wars of the Roses, country houses, Stuarts, Georgians, Louis XIV, Napoleon and criminals. So expect to see a bit of everything on here, with a focus on little known stories.
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A British Invasion era twist on a Brontë classic novel
Assorted Thoughts on Various Themes
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"For once in your life, indulge in the amiable weakness of doing yourself justice." - The Black Robe, Wilkie Collins
My honest opinion on the books I read.
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Travels through the literary landscape: a guide to places of literary interest in the British Isles and beyond.
What Would You Give Up So She Could Live?
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Exploring library copies of the seminal nineteenth century novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
A blog where I write about my faith in Christ, my life as a wife and mother, & books.
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