Today, October 9, an amateur production of Emily Brontë, Teenage Necromancer, opens in Sequim, WA:
Written by Don Zolidis October 9th - 25th Olympic Theatre Arts 414 N Sequim Ave Sequim, WA 98382 US
1835. Northern England. The moors. A terrifying phantom has appeared at the Roe Head School for Girls, terrorizing its students and driving the school near to extinction. It’s up to star pupil Emily Brontë, and her sisters Anne and Charlotte, to discern the true nature of the haunting, using their unique talents—which happen to include necromancy. A gothic, hilarious ride through English literature that needs magic, ghosts, and fog; featuring an undead goose, a lovesick ghost, and a talking meat pudding.
The Bookseller reports that Ravena Guron is going to write a murder-mystery retelling of Jane Eyre.Author of YA murder-mysteries including This Book Kills, and YA Book Prize and Nibbie shortlistee Ravena Guron is to pen a murder-mystery retelling of Jane Eyre, after being approached with the idea by Scholastic. (Maia Snow) Later today, the Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced, and Dutch News thinks that The Song of Stork and Dromedary author Anjet Daanje is a serious contender. Novelist Anjet Daanje has been tipped as a serious contender for the Nobel prize in literature and, from her 2022 work The Song of Stork and Dromedary, for very good reason. Published in Dutch as Het lied van ooievaar en dromedaris, the book is loosely based on the life of Emily Brontë, the author of Wuthering Heights. The work opens in 1847, with a villager laying out the body of Eliza May Drayden, who, like Brontë, has written a book widely derided at the time it was published but would go on to become a classic. The opening scene is tinged with the Gothic horror of Wuthering Heights, Drayden’s eyes refuse to close for her burial. The next 650 pages follow 11 interconnect stories that orbit around Drayden, and her sister Millicent, the fictionalised Charlotte Brontë who authored of Jane Eyre. Similar again to Wuthering Heights, all are largely set on the moors in England, though the final story takes the reader to the Daanje’s hometown of Groningen. Rather than a traditional narrative, the book is written like an expansive biography, incorporating news articles, excerpts from diaries, letters, citations from fictional biographies and even parts of Drayden’s novel. Each of the tales could be novellas in their own right, vivid and sometimes nail-biting, sending the reader off on tangents such as the mistreatment of two half-German sisters during the Second World War, or a pair of French half-sisters whose shared father creates a wedge between them. The nature of sisterhood and the relationship between various female characters is one of the central themes of The Song of Stork and Dromedary. The work also reflects on the status of women at different times across the novel’s 200-year span. Death is another important theme. Drayden’s death, with which the book opens, is an event that brings characters together but also tears them apart. [...] The Song of Stork and Dromedary took home both the Boekenbon Literature Prize and the Libris Literature Prize, the first book to ever net both awards. It was named the Best Book of the Century by the NRC newspaper. The English translation was published this year. In 2023, Daanje was awarded the Constantijn Huygens Prize for her oeuvre. The book was translated by David McKay, who also translated War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans and Multatuli’s Max Havelaar. He renders the complicated work thoughtfully, retaining Daanje’s character. The Song of Stork and Dromedary is compelling and brilliant, and the author is worthy of the highest honour in literature. (Molly Quell)
Country & Town House lists '10 Of The Best Period Dramas To Stream Now On BBC iPlayer,' and one of them is Jane Eyre (2006) Few novels have done more for the gothic imagination than Brontë’s Jane Eyre. The 2006 adaptation leans into all the familiar pleasures of Brontë’s world, from a remote country house, its brooding master and coincidentally love interest and a dark past hidden behind closed doors. Ruth Wilson brings a sharp intelligence to Jane, while Toby Stephens gives Rochester enough danger to keep their romance from becoming too comfortable. Dark and emotionally charged, this is a Jane Eyre that understands the gothic works best. (Naina Zilbermints)
After a windier road than expected, Paramount and Warner are now one, under the banner of Skydance, and the film industry is set for a shake-up [...] That’s where executives like the departed De Luca and Abdy would have come in handy. Their tenure at Warner was characterized by both risks and variety befitting one of Hollywood’s most recognizable and prestigious movie studios. They greenlit two beloved smash-hit horror movies with Sinners and Weapons. The studio won a best picture Oscar – their first in over a decade – with Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. They let indie talents play in a big-studio sandbox with movies like Wuthering Heights and The End of Oak Street. Even their franchise films, like the Dune sequels, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and Superman had the clear creative imprint of individual creators. (Jesse Hassenger)
Your favourite literary character? Jane Eyre because she insists the world doesn’t belong to the rich, beautiful and well connected: “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?” She reverses traditional gender roles and ends up rescuing Mr Rochester (I’d have left him to fester).
A contributor to The Bull & Bear reminisces about going to see Wuthering Heights 2026 on Valentine's Day (spoiler alert: she didn't like it). A contributor to Inside Times reports that Wuthering Heights has been banned--along with other classic novels--from prison.
An alert from the Brontë Parsonage Museum:
Thursday 8 October 2pm, Brontë Space at the Old School Room 7:30pm, On Zoom
In this talk, we will look at some of the other men - including friends, neighbours, colleagues and teachers - who helped shape the lives, works and legacy of the Brontë family. October’s Thursday Talk will be delivered by teacher and Museum volunteer, Peter Lodge.
Publishers Weekly, The Contrarian and many other sites are reporting the huge number of books banned across 114 U.S. school districts, but only the US edition of The Mirror makes the connection: 'China makes Jane Eyre mandatory reading to teach teenagers about love - as Trump's US bans it', even if it doesn't really delve into it beyond the headline.
David McKay will speak at the Brontë Parsonage Museum on Wednesday, October 7, as part of an event exploring the translation of The Song of Stork and Dromedary, an award-winning novel by Dutch author Anjet Daanje. The event 'Bringing the Brontës Home with David McKay' will take place at 6pm in the Brontë Event Space in the Old School Room. [...] The novel, widely acclaimed in the Netherlands and described by some critics as "the best Dutch novel of the century," is inspired by the life and legacy of Emily Brontë. It follows Eliza May Drayden, a fictionalised version of Emily Brontë, whose controversial novel Haeger Mass is initially condemned as immoral before being recognised as a masterpiece. Told through 11 interconnected chapters, the story unfolds through letters, notebooks, biographies and the accounts of individuals whose lives intersect with Drayden’s across generations. The novel explores themes of love, loss, memory and storytelling, arguing that stories can preserve human experience long after death. Much of the narrative takes place in Bridge Fowling, a fictional stand-in for Haworth, placing the Brontë sisters’ world at the heart of the story. (Amelia Short)
YorkshireLive boasts of Yorkshire having 'UK's prettiest town full of independent shops - no chain store in sight', ie. Haworth. TV Line features Wuthering Heights 2009.
An alert from Mendoza, Argentina:
Organized by El Instituto de Investigación de Literaturas en Lengua Inglesa (IILLI) y la cátedra de Literatura de Lengua Inglesa de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (FFyL) of Uncuyo, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, October 7, 10-14 h FFyL , Centro Universitario M5502JMA. Mendoza, Argentina.
La jornada tomará como eje analítico dos de las transposiciones cinematográficas más recientes de estos clásicos: la adaptación de Frankenstein dirigida por Guillermo del Toro y la versión de Cumbres borrascosas a cargo de Emerald Fennell. En lugar de proyectar los filmes completos, la propuesta se estructurará mediante la exhibición y el análisis crítico de fragmentos audiovisuales seleccionados para disparar el debate interdisciplinario.
Programa y momentos del encuentro La dinámica del homenaje estará articulada en dos instancias temáticas: - Primer momento (Cine-debate sobre Frankenstein y Mary Shelley): Tras una contextualización sobre el marco histórico y la producción de Shelley, se abrirá un espacio de debate enfocado en la construcción del monstruo, las nociones de género, la ética científica, la exclusión social y los giros narrativos introducidos por la dirección de Del Toro.
- Segundo momento (Novela gótica y transposición de Cumbres borrascosas): Centrado en el filme de Emerald Fennell, el bloque problematizará el concepto de "fidelidad" en la adaptación cinematográfica, abordando los desafíos de traducir al lenguaje audiovisual la estética gótica, el régimen de narradores y la tensión de las pasiones y la violencia presentes en el texto original.
La actividad contará con las exposiciones de la profesora Sabrina Vallone y las estudiantes investigadoras Giuliana Coletto, Ticiana Aquila, Pilar Quiroz y Delfina Peralta, todas integrantes del IILLI. Coorganizan la iniciativa la Secretaría de Extensión Universitaria de la FFyL junto con el IILLI y la cátedra de Literatura de Lengua Inglesa.
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