The Guardian discusses Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey's potential impact: The contemporary relevance of The Odyssey is a key issue in the film’s potential impact. Mary Beard, professor emerita of classics at Cambridge, says she is hoping for “the Wuthering Heights effect” and suggests there are deeper questions at play behind the surface narrative. “Films always bring people’s attention back to the ancient world and of the whole modern resonance of the classics. What are the big questions raised by the Odyssey and are they still ours? What does it mean to go home? What does war do to those left behind? Where does the boundary between civilisation and barbarity really lie?” (Andrew Pulver) A list of best books "of all time" on Collider: 'Wuthering Heights' (1847) This might seem like it’s establishing a pattern of jumping back 50 years with every new entry, but that’s not the case (promise). Wuthering Heights is a real classic, since it’s not far off being 200 years old, which is wild to think about. It would've been very out there for its time, one would imagine, in terms of how dark and angst-filled it’s willing to get as a story about love… kind of? But not really a love story, being more centered on obsession and a dangerous kind of passion. You get a very strong feeling in your gut from reading Wuthering Heights, and such an experience has proven hard to translate and capture on screen, though that hasn’t stopped various people from trying. With Wuthering Heights, you do just have to read it, or maybe listen to it in full, and then it’s pretty easy to see what all the hype (a hype that has persisted for nearly two centuries) is about. (Jeremy Urquhart)
An AI-generated article on BookClub recommends Jane Eyre as a read for teenagers. Several Italian websites ( Attoricasting, Teatroecrtica) announce auditions for an upcoming Wuthering Heights production: La produzione Virginy L’Isola Trovata seleziona attori e attrici per le prossime produzioni teatrali, tra cui Cime Tempestose, con Giulio Corso e Federica De Benedittis. Lavoro retribuito. Periodo di lavoro: autunno 2026. (Translation) A new episode of the Behind the Glass podcast is now online: Behind The Glass: A Parsonage Podcast Sam and Mia are joined by Dr Alessandra Pino, an expert on the intersections of the Gothic, food, and cultural memory. She co-authored The Gothic Cookbook, which digs into food themes and motifs in classic and contemporary novels from the 19th century to the present day. We look at how food is used in the Brontës' Gothic novels Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, and why Margot Robbie's Cathy poked her finger into aspic... Say hi! Let us know if you enjoyed the episode.
Via @laetitia-stloubert.bsky.social we share with you : Wuthering Heights in Translation, a new online exhibition developed in collaboration with third-year English Studies students at the University of Nantes. The exhibition examines the many afterlives of Emily Brontë's novel, tracing its ongoing transformation through translation, adaptation, and rewriting across languages and media.
From the Yorkshire moors to the Philippines, from Japan to Brazil, by way of Turkey, Mexico, and France, students from Nantes Université (FLCE) invite you to discover the many lives of Emily Brontë’s classic novel. Created by third-year students majoring in English as part of their Cultural Translation course with Laëtitia Saint-Loubert,, this online exhibition explores how Wuthering Heights has travelled across languages, cultures, and media. Through interactive maps and digital timelines, the online exhibition Wuthering Heights in Translation traces the novel’s many journeys through its translations, adaptations, and rewritings across diverse cultural and historical contexts. How do you translate the untranslatable? What happens to Gothic aesthetics, gender relations, or the violence of passion as they cross linguistic, cultural, and medial boundaries? From adapt ations for young readers to ballets inspired by the novel, from book covers that reinvent its visual world to costumes that bring its characters to life, from the translation of proper names to epistolary rewritings and imagined accounts of Heathcliff's enigmatic youth, these projects offer a wealth of new ways to rediscover Wuthering Heights. Others explore the novel's silences, ellipses, and unresolved mysteries, inviting visitors to investigate, play, and reflect on the many transformations of this enduring classic. Collaborative, creative, and digital, this project showcases the vitality of a novel that, for nearly two centuries, has continued to be translated, adapted, reinvented, and reinterpreted around the world.
According to Love Exploring and as reported by Lancashire Telegraph, Wycoller is among England's 'under-the-radar spots'. A Lancashire village has been named among England’s most underrated spots by travel site Love Exploring. Introducing the list, it said: “England is filled with pretty towns and villages, each with its own unique charm – and while it's easy to be drawn to the more well-known destinations, this often means overlooking hidden gems. “To help you discover these lesser-known treasures, we've selected and ranked what, in our opinion, are the most under-the-radar delights from each of England's 39 historic counties.” Wycoller made the list, ranking in 10th place, and it’s the only spot in Lancashire to be included. Love Exploring says the Lancashire village is a “beautiful hamlet” with links to famous author Charlotte Brontë. It adds: “Although very little of it remains, the beautiful hamlet of Wycoller still has much to offer lovers of the English picturesque. “Largely abandoned in the 19th century, when it was due to be flooded to make way for a reservoir, it now consists mostly of atmospheric ruins, including 16th-century Wycoller Hall (pictured) which is thought to be the inspiration for Ferndean Manor in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. “Nearby Wycoller Beck is a pretty woodland stream crossed by seven ancient bridges, one of which (Clam Bridge) is believed to be over 1,000 years old.” Historic UK said: “This sleepy village now forms part of a beautiful country park. “Wycoller is probably most famous for its Bronte connection.” It adds: “The Brontës lived at Haworth, not far from Wycoller, and Charlotte would have passed through here on her way to Gawthorpe Hall when she went to stay with the Kay-Shuttleworths. “Charlotte’s description of Ferndean Manor when approached from the old coach road fits Wycoller Hall perfectly.” (Katie Collier)
According to Indy100 it's the 'summer of yearning'. So, perhaps we've spent too many times re-watching Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights adaptation, or accidentally become hyperfixated on that free-climbing couple engaged at the top of the Empire State Building, but one thing's conclusive: Having a crush is cool again. And an out-of-reach one? Even better. (Sophie Thompson) El Debate (in Spanish) has an article on Jane Eyre: Jane Eyre, elogio de una mujer insignificante Hay libros que tienen algo de patria chica, lugares a los que regresar con cariño, novelas que, pasado el tiempo, te siguen rondando. Y rara vez sucede que su relectura defraude. Puede ser, en el peor de los casos, que, como aquel paisaje o casa de tu infancia, las dimensiones cambien: aquello parecía entonces más grande, ahora se ve diferente, pero sigue siendo entrañable. Sin embargo, cuando una novela realmente te llama, si notas que te pide volver a leerla, lo que a menudo ocurre es que descubras en ella nuevos encantos. Por eso, habitualmente, la relectura de lo que te conmovió y te reclama suele ser tan agradable. (...) (Translation)(Aurora Pimentel)
Finally, an alert for tomorrow, on BBC Two: Jane Eyre 1944, early in the morning: 9:25 (GMT).
A couple of alerts for tomorrow, July 5:
At the Brontë Birthplace:
Sunday 5th July, 10am – 12pm The Brontë Birthplace Tearoom, 72-74 Market Street, Thornton BD13 3HF
Inspired by the Brontës’ Garden: Sweet Peas in Crepe Paper In this gentle and inspiring workshop, you will create delicate sweet peas from crepe paper, drawing inspiration from the world of the Brontës. Sweet peas were grown in the garden by Emily Brontë, while Charlotte Brontë, though less interested in gardening, captured these fragile flowers in her sketches. In her letters, she even wondered whether Sicilian sweet peas, whose seeds had been given to them by a friend, would survive the unpredictable Yorkshire weather. The art of paper flower making began in ancient China and later spread across the world. In Europe, it became especially popular in past centuries, when fresh flowers were hard to find during winter. In Eastern Europe, paper flowers were used to decorate homes and as festive ornaments. During this mindful workshop, you will learn how to cut, shape and assemble your own sweet pea stem, and leave with a handmade floral piece to take home. All materials are provided. The workshop is suitable for participants of all skill levels and is open to adults and children aged 10+. The workshop is led by Iryna Zhydetska, a Ukrainian paper artist living in the Brontë country. This event is taking place during Thornton Open Gardens weekend, a great chance to create a lasting momento of nature’s beauty.
A Bradford Literature Festival Event:
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 16:00 – 17:30 Main Hall, St George’s Hall, BD1 1JT
Experience the magic of choral music inspired by some of the most powerful voices in literature, performed live by the Leeds Guild of Singers. This specially curated programme brings together musical settings of texts by William Blake, William Shakespeare, Emily Brontë and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, alongside contemporary compositions that reflect the continuing dialogue between poetry and music. Spanning centuries of writing and a wide range of choral styles, the programme explores how composers return to literary texts for inspiration, reinterpretation and emotional depth. Moving between sacred reflection, folklore and lyric poetry, this performance reveals how words written centuries ago continue to resonate through collective voice. Join us for an evening where literature is not only read, but heard in harmony.
Yorkshire Live reports that Love Exploring has named Haworth as the prettiest village in Yorkshire. "Haworth, forever tied to the Brontë sisters, inspired seminal novels like Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. The village’s cobbled streets preserve its 19th-century grace while its stone-built houses, often constructed from locally quarried gritstone, give the buildings their distinct earthy hue," writes Love Exploring, which placed Haworth at number five on its list of England's prettiest villages. "The neighbouring South Pennine moors – central to Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights – feature wild moors, which in summer are painted purple and green by blooming heather and bilberry." The Brontës are the world's most famous literary family and Haworth Parsonage was their home from 1820 to 1861. Charlotte, Emily and Anne were the authors of some of the best-loved books in the English language. The museum holds the world's largest collection of original Brontë items, including furniture, books, paintings and clothes. Haworth's traffic-free high street is glorious, laid with setts and curling down the hill from the church to central park, with the moors rising behind the sandstone houses on the other side of the Worth Valley There's surely no more romantic way to travel the moorland of Brontë Country than in a steam-drawn carriage. The railway has strong cultural links too — the beautiful Oakworth Station appeared in the 1970 children's classic The Railway Children. Haworth is surrounded by the moors, making it a great place for walks, with trails leading through landscapes that inspired some of the greatest works in English literature. The most popular walk is to the Brontë Waterfall, easily reached from Penistone Hill country park. It is mainly flat with fantastic views of the moors. Above Haworth, a little way up the Brontë Way from the waterfall, stands the desolate ruin of an old farmhouse. A plaque was placed here by the Brontë Society in 1964, musing that the moors here may have been in Emily Brontë's mind when she chose a location for Wuthering Heights. Haworth is a hub of unique independent shops, from art to clothes, jewellery to fine gifts, fancy toiletries, books and homewares . Its main street is made up of immaculately kept old-fashioned shop fronts and welcoming shopkeepers. Visit Bradford Haworth also has a great pub scene serving traditional Yorkshire ales. Some of the old pubs like the Black Bull are believed to be haunted by Branwell, the only brother of the Brontë sisters and a family black sheep. (Milo Boyd)
Elle has picked 'The Best Songs of 2026' (because 'Spotify Wrapped season is mere months away') and one of them is Dying for You” by Charli XCX “Charli XCX knows pop music. As one of its hardest-working pioneers, she can alchemize a hook out of any emotion—a skill she wields to great effect on her companion album for Emerald Fennell’s cinematic adaptation of Wuthering Heights. On ‘Dying for You,’ she clearly understood her assignment, deploying frenzied strings and a bombastic chorus to capture the headlong rush of Cathy and Heathcliff’s onscreen relationship. It also wouldn’t sound out of place on The CW’s Gossip Girl, which makes it a perfect soundtrack song.”—Daniel Taroy, director, social and video
Ara features the last episode of the podcast Punkis Decimonòniques, which was, like the first, about Agnes Grey. The origin of it all is a question: "You, who are so feminist, how is it that you like Jane Austen or the Brontës?" they told her. "Precisely because of that!" Pujals replies. "There was a need to explain that behind the image of teacups there is a lot of feminist activism". "We have talked about economics, class struggle, the position of women, very serious things and with rigor, but adapted to the millennial and Z generations," adds Freixenet. After all, "Jane Austen invented the "ghosting" and Anne Brontë warned of the red flags of toxic masculinity, as we learned on Wednesday, who cited Rosalía and the Starks. The last chapter is an hour and a half of juice about the life and work of the youngest of the Brontë sisters and her "moralistic and raw" Agnes Grey. For Pujals, it is "a great guide to navigating your thirties; there are phrases that seem to be taken from Substack, and as a good millennial, she clearly has imposter syndrome." Despite the literary quality of the work, however, she is not the most popular author. It turns out that it was the elder sister, Charlotte ("Jane Eyre), the last of the Brontës to die, who blurred Anne's image as simply "pious and bland" and curbed the dissemination of her work, especially that inspired by her alcoholic brother. "She was the sister with more class consciousness, the most radical," they argue. And that is why she is chosen to close the podcast, which ended with the same phrase as Agnes Grey": "I feel like I've talked enough." (Laura Serra)
That last quote is a direct translation from the Spanish ttranslation. Anne's actual words were 'And now I think I have said sufficient'.
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