The book, which is lavishly illustrated with photographs, was a labour of love. Its authors have lived near Haworth for almost 40 years and the book grew out of their trips to Brontë places in the U.K., Ireland and Belgium, with Chris, a keen amateur photographer and artist, taking the photographs. There are many photos of Brussels.
Monday 13 July 2020
'Brontë Places and Poems': fascinating view of Brontë world
In
these weird corona times when travelling is not advisable, not recommended, not
desired or not possible, I came across this book by Geoff and Christine Taylor
called Brontë Places & Poems.
Thursday 2 July 2020
Brussels square to be named after the Brontë sisters
Since 1979 Charlotte and Emily Brontë have
had a plaque on Bozar, the central Brussels arts centre, commemorating
their stay there in 1842-43. The building is on the site of the Pensionnat
Heger where the sisters perfected their French. Since the creation of our Group
in 2006 we have dreamed of a street, statue or museum in Brussels in honour of
the Brontës; some of these schemes have even been discussed with the
authorities, but until now none of them has materialised.
That is about to change. The municipal
council of Koekelberg in the north-west of the city has decided to name a
square after the Brontë sisters.
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