Books & Articles

There’s a wealth of additional reading relating to the Brontës and their time in Brussels. Here’s our selection.

Sara Zadrozny on nature and emotions – some reflections
It was a real delight (as always) to attend the Brussels Brontë Group talks on 12 October. Joanne Wilcock’s presentation on her various trips to Brontë-related sites was thoroughly enjoyable, but I was especially interested in Sara Zadrozny’s fascinating look at landscape, weather and emotions in Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell […]
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In the footsteps of the Brontës with Joanne Wilcock
On Saturday 12 October, the Brussels Brontë Group enjoyed a morning’s immersion in Brontë-related places, including some fabulous northern English scenery. The first of the day’s two talks explored landscapes and buildings associated with the Brontës, the other focused on the symbolic significance of some of the landscapes in the sisters’ novels. First up was a […]
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Meeting Irish author Michael O’Dowd
Several years ago, I reviewed Irish author Michael O’Dowd’s book on Charlotte Brontë’s honeymoon in Ireland: Charlotte Brontë – An Irish Odyssey. On our trip to Ireland this summer, we managed to meet Michael and had a fascinating discussion about Charlotte and other Brontë-related topics – despite some unpleasant weather. After some years of not going […]
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