Monday 21 April 2014

CHARLOTTE BRONTE

Charlotte Bronte was born 198 years ago today.

Jayne Eyre is one of my favourite books.

Charlotte Bronte, writing through the persona of Jayne Eyre:


“I would always rather be happy than dignified.” 
― Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre

and,on life in general.


“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” 
― Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre

The Bronte sisters at Haworth


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  1. Tony, I first read Jane Eyre when I was 7. Read it aloud to my mother in the kitchen over the summer before third grade. Have read it many times since. Love it! Visiting Haworth was such fun. I couldn't believe how tiny the Bronte sisters' clothes and shoes were -- they would have fit me when I was a child!

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    1. Jean. Haworth is a lovely place surround by the moors. The parsonage, where the Brontes lived, is definitely worth a visit.

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