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Charlotte Brontë’s Miniature Book Sold at Auction
Yesterday Charlotte’s tiny book sold at auction for £690,850. Yowza! Sadly, this was a higher price than the Brontë Parsonage Museum was able to pay, so the miniature book has a new home in a museum in France. What is … Continue reading
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Tagged auction, Charlotte Bronte, miniature book, parsonage museum, visit bronteville
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Driving East and a Stop at Castle Howard
After York and Bolton Abbey, we made our way eastward towards the coast. The scenery was lovely and we decided not to hurry, since the drive was not that far. On the map I saw that Castle Howard was right … Continue reading
A Fellow ScribbleManiac Shares Her Journey – Part 2
The following is part two of Hina’s visit to Haworth and the Brontë Parsonage Museum. Click here to view part one. I thank Denise again for her encouragemnet and providing the space to share my experience of Brontë Parsonage Museum. … Continue reading
New Jane Eyre Movie Trailer
I received an exciting email from Ann Dinsdale, Collections Manager for the Brontë Parsonage Museum: Thought you might like to see the trailer for the new Jane Eyre film, if you’ve not seen it already! http://www.metro.co.uk/film/846811-mia-wasikowskas-jane-eyre-trailer-released Sounds like the expected … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Dinsdale, Bront, Bronte Parsonage Museum, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre movie
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Charlotte Brontë (maybe) visited Chatsworth House
While staying in Hathersage, I took the opportunity to visit a few special places located nearby. Two incredible houses, Haddon Hall and Chatsworth House, are an easy drive from North Lees Hall. I emailed Ann Dinsdale, Collections Manager of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Dinsdale, Charlotte Bronte, Chatsworth, Chatsworth House, Jane Eyre, judy dench, statues, trompe l'oiel
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Emily’s Walk
Emily loved taking daily walks from her home at the parsonage along the moors, and never wanted to travel far for very long. After my visit to the Parsonage Museum and the town of Haworth, I savored a walk along … Continue reading
Stepping Back in Time to Visit Emily’s Kitchen
A fellow ScribbleManiac and new visitor asked me: Can you please share your thoughts about the actual visit to the parsonage? What room/item left the most impression on you and why? What is the singular sentiment you remember from your … Continue reading
Little John’s Grave is in Hathersage
Our first base of operations for this journey through time is situated in the tiny town of Hathersage. Pronounced hathers-edge (meaning “heather’s-edge”), this quaint little place is only about 3 blocks long. Charlotte used North Lees Hall as the inspiration … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte Bronte, Hathersage, Hathersage Church, Jane Eyre, Little John, Little John's Grave, Robin Hood
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We Begin Our Journey
We begin our journey through time in the Hathersage, a small town in Peak District of England. I was amazed to find that a very special place called North Lees Hall was actually property available for weekly rental. Around 1845, … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte Bronte, Denise Hauf Miotke, England, North Lees Hall
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Are You a ScribbleManiac?
Do you enjoy reading, writing, scribbling down your ideas and thoughts? Do you love learning about places, old but new to you, and the people who lived in them? If you do, I’ll bet you are a ScribbleManiac at heart, … Continue reading
