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The Brontës: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2135

The Brontës: everything you wanted to know

Claire O'Callaghan explores the lives and work of the Brontë sisters

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

November 10, 202448m 27s

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Show Notes

From their remote Yorkshire parsonage, sisters Emily, Charlotte and Anne Brontë penned stories that would capture the imaginations of generations of readers. But how popular were books such as Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights at the time? How did childhood games influence their Brontës' later writing? And how close can we get to their individual personalities? Speaking to Lauren Good, Claire O'Callaghan explores the lives of the literary sisters – from their Yorkshire upbringings to their tragic ends.


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