Posts Tagged: emily bronte
Sad Meals in a Sad Novel
Eating while alone can be a sad experience. At The Toast, read about all the sad meals in the sad novel Wuthering Heights.
...moreThe Brontes Get Failing Marks
It’s no surprise from how the Bronte sisters wrote about school in their novels that their school reports would be less than exemplary. Still, to read Charlotte Bronte’s school report that describes her as an indifferent writer who knows little of grammar is pretty hilarious.
...moreA Little Brontë
Before the Brontë sisters wrote their masterpieces, they and their brother created tiny little books. The creative children invented fantasy worlds, wrote stories, and then set about putting together the petite, one inch by two inch books. Twenty of the pint sized books survived and now nine are digitally available from Harvard’s Weissman Preservation Center. […]
...moreFUNNY WOMEN #65: Literary-Minded Sister is One of the Guys
As the only girl in a family of five boys, Sarah Thompson always felt left out. “It was like, because I didn’t have a penis, I wasn’t allowed to pee standing up,” she recalls, shaking her head. Matters weren’t helped by the fact that Sarah was more of the quiet, literary type, while the boys […]
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The Last Book I Loved: Wuthering Heights
What is wrong with Emily Brontë? I want to make a house in her brain. I’m scared! I can’t tell you too much, because my sister is reading the book now and I don’t want to spoil anything.
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