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Old 04-11-2016, 11:15 AM   #1
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Those Brontë women
There's an interesting article on the BBC website today about the Brontë sisters, their heroines and their influence.

I haven't read either Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre in decades after compulsively reading and rereading them in my adolescence, but I was always a Cathy fan instead of Jane. However, I finally read Villette only last year, when it made my ten-best list, and Lucy Snowe is definitely a contender.

The author links the Brontë women to contemporary protagonists, for good or ill. I'm not sure I agree that Katniss Everdene is a deathless character, but she makes a case for it. Overall, a fun and provocative article, even if the author is obviously shilling for an upcoming biography of Anne.
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Just found this thread and read the article. Thanks for the link, and also the comment on Villette. I must get onto it.
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I have recently downloaded a Delphi classic "Masters of Gothic Horror"

I was quite surprised to find "Wuthering Heights" together with such titles as "Dracula" , "Frankenstein" and others of that kind.
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