Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights has been much anticipated pretty much since it was first announced a few years back. The idea alone was enough to spark curiosity — what might a female writer-director do with one of the most intense and unsettling novels in English literature? As time went on and the cast… Continue reading “Wuthering Heights” Review
Last year I was given the opportunity to read and review Mr R. by Tracy Neis, Brontë-inspired fiction which is based on Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel Jane Eyre. Neis's novel sees Mr. Rochester as Eddie, an ageing rock star who finds himself falling in love with Jenny Ayr, a sort of modern governess who has arrived on the scene… Continue reading Restless Spirits by Tracy Neis (Rock and Roll Brontës Book 2)
In addition to reading texts by the Brontës, I also like to track down fiction inspired by this remarkable family. This includes re-tellings of their work, historical fiction about their lives, and literature inspired by the worlds of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondal. So step forward May Sinclair and her spooky story, "The Intercessor" (1911).… Continue reading May Sinclair’s The Intercessor: A Brontë Inspired Tale of Terror
July 30th 2018 marks the bicentenary of Emily Jane Brontë, the fifth of six children born to Patrick and Maria Brontë in Thornton, Yorkshire in 1818. Brontë is of course the celebrated author of the novel Wuthering Heights (which is no hot mess) and some remarkable poetry. However, she is also a contributor to a literary saga… Continue reading A Glimpse of Gondal in Charlotte Brontë’s A Day at Parry’s Palace
A few days ago I began writing this piece about Emily Brontë's status as the so-called "other Brontë", intending to post it in time for her 200th birthday on 30th July. However, the day after I began drafting the piece, an article entitled "The strange cult of Emily Brontë and the 'hot mess' of Wuthering… Continue reading Cults, Misfits, and a Hot Mess: Is Emily “the Other Brontë?”
I was slightly intrigued however by a post on my Twitter feed a few weeks ago advertising The Heights by Juliet Bell, which is, you guessed it, a re-telling of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Rather than automatically dismissing this as an inferior copycat, trading in on the success of its 19th century parent, I was intrigued by the idea… Continue reading The Heights by Juliet Bell
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