A staged reading of Underdog. The Other Other Brontë Sister by Sarah Gordan is performed in Carlsbad, California, today, October 5:
Carlsbad Playreaders presents by Sarah Gordon Directed by Kim Strassburger October 5, 2026 at 7pm Schulman Auditorium, Carlsbad City Library
Charlotte Brontë has a confession about how one sister became an idol, and the other became known as the third sister. You know the one. No, not that one. The other, other one… Anne. This is not a story about well-behaved women. This is a story about the power of words. It’s about sisters and sisterhood, love and jealousy, support and competition. Sarah Gordon’s new play is an irreverent retelling of the life and legend of the Brontë sisters, and the story of the sibling power dynamics that shaped their uneven rise to fame.
A new day, new reviews of Sense and Sensibility 2026 taking a dig at Wuthering Heights 2026. From Ready Steady Cut: I knew that the film was going to play it safe, unlike the disastrous Wuthering Heights, which was more of a TikTok event for broken young people happy for English literature to be destroyed for a director’s fantasy. (Daniel Hart) I’ve had three very different experiences with period dramas over the last 12 months, which has made me wonder if the cinematic landscape of this genre has changed for good. The first was Wuthering Heights, a clear assault on the source material. If only they truly thought about what they are writing, though. Wuthering Heights--the original novel--wasn't assaulted or destroyed in any way--it's still there to be read as Emily Brontë wrote it, and Emerald Fennell's take on it had no repercussions on it whatsoever, except for the fact that it brought thousands of new readers to it. You didn't like it? Fine, but stop being overdramatic (and that said on a blog about the Brontës is quite something).
A contributor to Her Campus recommends 'Three Fall Reads' and one of them is Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë You might have seen the film adaptation of Wuthering Heights this February, but I can assure you the book was nothing like the film. Better, more thought-out, and a direct way to understand the lengths people will go to for revenge, this classic novel makes for the perfect fall read, easy to pick up in a free moment to escape to life in the rainy English countryside, channeling all the fall vibes. (Zara Saliba)
Woman's World recommends '8 Twisty Books' to read if you loved Verity, and one of them is ‘The Wife Upstairs’ by Rachel Hawkins This chilling tale—a dark reimagining of the classic Jane Eyre—follows Jane, who is new to Birmingham, Alabama. She spends her days working as a dog walker in a rich neighborhood, hiding her identity and stealing from the homeowners. Then she meets wealthy—albeit mysterious—man named Eddie Rochester and her life takes a dramatic turn. Now she’s living in his house and feeling haunted by his late wife, Bea, who died in a boating accident. As time goes on, Jane begins investigating what really happened to Bea, and deadly secrets emerge. (Carissa Mosness)
Southern Living includes the original novel, Jane Eyre, on a list of '21 Books That Are Even Better The Second Time Around'.
Midi Libre (France) interviews Lilia Hassaine, author of JE.
Quel a été le point de départ de Je dont les deux lettres renvoient au roman culte de Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre ? C’est parti d’une situation qui m’est arrivée, du sentiment d’être enfermée dans une histoire, du fait d’avoir douté de ma santé mentale à un moment de cette relation. J’ai repensé alors à Bertha, ce personnage secondaire de Jane Eyre, cette première épouse, cette "folle du grenier" qui hante la demeure de Rochester. En relisant le roman, j’ai eu le sentiment que son histoire n’avait pas été racontée. On n’a que le point de vue de Rochester, et les raisons de son enfermement sont très floues. J’avais envie de comprendre et de décortiquer les mécanismes de destruction d’une femme tels que je les avais vécus et, en même temps, de montrer la triste banalité de tout ça. Les manipulateurs du sentiment amoureux ont toujours existé. En deux siècles, les mécanismes ont peu changé, et c’est pour cela qu’on peut se reconnaître même aujourd’hui dans un personnage du 19e siècle. Qu’est-ce qui vous a frappé à la relecture de Jane Eyre ? D’abord qu’on ne sait pratiquement rien sur Bertha, seulement ce que Rochester veut bien en dire. Ce qui m’a frappée, c’est sa présence fantomatique, et le fait que Jane Eyre commence elle-même à penser qu’elle est folle. Elle entend des bruits étranges, des pleurs… et on ne lui explique rien. C’est frappant ça aussi de constater que cet homme-là, Rochester, qui a visiblement des raisons objectives d’enfermer son épouse chez lui, n’en parle pas ; il la cache, y compris à la femme qu’il dit aimer ou du moins qu’il a envie d’épouser. Il y a dans le comportement de Rochester des choses très troublantes, et même préoccupantes. À la fin, d’ailleurs, il dit "Je voulais être bigame, je voulais avoir deux femmes". La présence diffuse de Bertha dans le roman sert à retranscrire l’atmosphère gothique, mais elle est presque une mise en garde pour Jane Eyre. Elle est aussi le reflet de ce qu’elle pourrait devenir. Cette lecture-là, je ne l’avais pas eue plus jeune, j’étais restée très premier degré, mais en réalité, la version que nous propose Rochester ne tient pas debout… Vous insistez sur le fait qu’il ne s’agit absolument pas d’une réécriture de Jane Eyre. C’est important de préciser que c’est un roman qui ne demande pas d’avoir lu Jane Eyre, ni même La Prisonnière des Sargasses, le livre de Jean Rhys écrit en 1966 autour du personnage de Bertha. Dans Je, il n’y a quasiment aucune scène en commun avec Jane Eyre. Parce qu’en fait, ce n’était pas mon sujet. J’aurais pu écrire ce livre totalement aujourd’hui, cela n’aurait rien changé, et personne ne m’aurait rien dit, bien au contraire. Mais j’ai trouvé que c’était de la facilité et surtout que ça ne racontait pas ce que j’avais vécu. Ce sont les livres qui m’ont aidée à m’en sortir et notamment celui-là, parce qu’il y a eu, chez moi, une sorte de projection sur Bertha. Et en racontant son histoire à elle, j’ai réussi à me raconter. Je est fait du regard que je porte sur le personnage inventé par Charlotte Brontë. Tout comme Jean Rhys a projeté sur Bertha un morceau de sa propre vie et de son époque. Ce qui fait d’un livre un classique, c’est la surface de projection qu’il nous offre et sa capacité à questionner un siècle ou cinq siècles plus tard. Un livre dépend totalement de la manière dont on le lit, de l’époque à laquelle on le lit, et de la période à laquelle on le lit au cours de sa vie. (Francesca Mantovani) (Translation)
Erläuterung und Anleitung finden Nora bei Jane Austen und Anne Brontë. (Regina Bärthel) (Translation) For this year’s Victober, I’m taking a closer look at Anne Brontë’s second novel, a book about marriage, motherhood, alcoholism, infidelity, independence and a woman making the extraordinary decision to leave her husband. But how much of the story came from Anne’s own experiences? In this video, we’ll look at Anne’s time at Thorp Green, Branwell Brontë and his struggles with alcohol, the real-life stories that may have influenced Anne, and the woman who came to Haworth seeking Patrick Brontë’s advice about her own troubled marriage. We’ll also look at the reaction to The Tenant of Wildfell Hall when it was published, Anne’s fascinating defence of her novel, and why Charlotte Brontë had very different feelings about her sister’s book. So, make yourself a brew and settle in for a look at one of Anne Brontë’s most fascinating, controversial and often overlooked novels. If you enjoy Brontë history, Anne Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Victorian literature and the stories behind the books, I hope you’ll enjoy this one.
Since yesterday, October 3, a new adaptation of Jane Eyre is being performed in Oklahoma City:
Written by Charlotte Brontë Adapted for the stage by Darcy Blair, Lancia Berglan, and Mikala Novitsky
October 3, 8, 9, 10 at 7pm October 10 at 3pm Storyteller Theatre OKC, 1319 NE 23rd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73111, USA
A sweeping and intimate adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s enduring novel. Jane’s journey of resilience, independence, and love unfolds in a richly atmospheric story of passion and principle.
The company presents the production on KFOR, Looking out 4 You! Oklahoma’s News Channel 4
ScreenRant recommends the '3 Best Movies To Watch On Prime Video This Weekend (October 3-4)' and one of them is Wuthering Heights (2026) Over the years, there have been several adaptations of Wuthering Heights, the iconic 1847 novel by Emily Brontë. The latest high-profile release was this 2026 version starring Margot Robbie as Cathy Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff. Directed by Emerald Fennell, the new take on Wuthering Heights is sexy, intense, surprising, and utterly haunting. (Felipe Rangel)
Reviewing the new film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, a contributor to The Critic says that, The visual palette was truer to my vision of Austen than could perhaps be expected in the world of Bridgerton and Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, even if there were a few more stray strands of Elinor’s hair (Daisy Edgar-Jones) than suited her character. (Felice Basbøll)
More films, as La Presse (Canada) reviews Verity. Autrice d’ It Ends with Us, de Regretting You et de Reminders of Him, tous trois adaptés à l’écran, la prolifique Colleen Hoover aime traiter de sujets graves sous le couvert de la romance ou du thriller psychologique. C’est dans ce second camp que se situe Verity, thriller domestique où l’on retrouve de (très) faibles échos de Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë, de Rebecca, de Daphné du Maurier, et de Gone Girl, de Gillian Flynn. (Manon Dumais) (Translation)
In fact, an article in The Wrap shows the current soaring popularity of book adaptations, claiming that The latest adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” won over young women. When it comes to building a guaranteed hit, a library card just might be the most valuable asset in town. (Christofer Hamilton) The Observer has an article on Amy Winehouse's personal library, which can be viewed (sort of) at a flat on Chelsea Embankment in the centre of the capital, where more than 400 of the books the performer owned are on display at the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation. Or, nearly; the library, assembled by the artist Alex Margo Arden, comprises volumes of the same age, edition and condition as Winehouse’s ones, though none of them were actually ever in her possession. Arden calls them “parallel objects”. [...] Most of the volumes are out-of-print paperbacks with glossy, candy bright covers. They have little resale value so Arden struggled to track them down online. There are themes: books about Hollywood (biographies of Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Dean Martin, Alfred Hitchcock); about music (Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, Peggy Lee); about gangsters (Ronnie Kray); and a few literary choices: Mikhail Bulgakov’s Master and Margarita, Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities, and Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea. (Evan Moffitt)
And as for favourite books that have helped shape her as publisher and would feature on her desert island reading list? “The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Going To Meet The Man, by James Baldwin, Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte,” she adds. (Dan Carrier)
Another contributor to ScreenRant finds echoes of Wuthering Heights in a new graphic novel: The Cutting Garden, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest; art by Erin Connally; letters by Aditya Bidikar. The perfect combination between Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and Darcy Van Poelgeest's Little Bird is the perfect read for fans of gothic dramas. Gothic drama thrives on psychological torment bred inside desolate, storm-swept estates. The oppressive interplay between isolated spaces and human madness is vividly captured by the classics born from the English countryside. Set against an untamed Yorkshire landscape that directly mirrors the destructive obsession between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights pursues vindictive cruelty within a haunted family line. Romantic devotion leads to ruin, while familiar domestic walls offer no escape from misery. (Nicolas Ayala) A contributor to Unherd thinks that 'Jane Eyre could inspire a youth rebellion in China'. A contributor to Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross's newspaper The Observer, discusses 'Control, obsession and desire' in Wuthering Heights.
A Brontë-related event in the current Lincoln Book Festival:
Sun 4th Oct, 2pm Lincoln Arts Centre, The Blue Room, The Lawn, Union Road, Lincoln, UK
Gothic fiction fans are in for a treat as we revisit the timeless works of Emily Brontë. Led by gothic fiction specialist Dr Tim Rideout, Senior Lecturer in Victorian Literature Dr Claire O’Callaghan will be in conversation with bestselling author Essie Fox. O’Callaghan, who is also Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of the Brontë Society, examines the enigmatic author through an accessible, modern lens in her biography, Emily Brontë Reappraised. And Fox will be introducing her latest novel Catherine – a hauntingly beautiful retelling of Wuthering Heights from the perspective of Catherine Earnshaw’s ghost.
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