Wild & windswept Brontë country

Yesterday's Sunday New York Times magazine has a feature on Haworth in Yorkshire -- home of the Brontë sisters....Charlotte, Emily, Anne. This trio drew inspiration from the surrounding wild and windswept moors. None of them lived beyond the age of 40. Anne died of TB aged 28 and she was buried by the sea at Scarborough. She was the youngest sister who wrote Agnes Grey, based upon her experiences as a governess. Her second and last novel was The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.  Charlotte was the eldest sister who wrote Jane Eyre, Shirley, and Villette. She died from TB, along with her unborn child, at the age of 38. Emily wrote Wuthering Heights and died from TB at the age of 30. Charlotte and Emily are buried in the family vault of St. Michael and All Angels in the village of Haworth, where their father had preached. The family parsonage is now a museum about their lives: http://www.bronte.info/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/t-magazine/bronte-country-beckons-a-writer-back.html?pagewanted=all

Charlotte, Emily, Anne painted by their brother, Branwelll

I was born about 50 miles from Haworth and we would go for day trips and walks around that area. I soon understood how this wild landscape had fueled their imaginations, despite their protected and religious upbringing. You can follow in the footsteps of the Brontës and discover the dramatic landscapes that inspired their work with this link to walks around Haworth: http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/walks/walks.asp


Here is Kate Bush performing "Wuthering Heights" in 1978: