Description
Step into the shadowy world of folklore that shaped the imaginations of the Brontë siblings. From the windswept moors surrounding Haworth to tales carried across continents, this event uncovers the rich tapestry of legend woven into the works of Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell.
Drawing on eerie fairy caves, Eastern European vampiric myths and the gothic stories found in Blackwood’s Magazine, we explore how these influences seeped into the Brontës’ writing, lending it a distinctive atmosphere of mystery and the supernatural.
Join us for a fascinating journey into the folklore behind the fiction and discover how timeless legends helped shape some of literature’s most enduring and haunting works.
About the Historian
Irene Lofthouse
Irene Lofthouse is an author, playwright, performer and research consultant based in Bradford. Her writing ranges across fiction and non-fiction; incorporates all ages and ranges across genres. She is a First story writer-in-residence for primary and secondary schools, editing five anthologies of young writers’ work. Irene regularly undertakes author talks in schools; creates educational learning content for universities, museums, libraries, Historic England, BBC Sounds and delivers workshops for Literature Festivals. Work appears in numerous anthologies (poetry and fiction); online at 26Characters; in her ‘Strange Tales’ children’s collections, and at live performances, open mics, festivals and one-woman shows.
She a trustee of JB Priestley Society, Undercliffe Cemetery and 26 Characters; has co-founded two community theatre groups and an award-winning training resources publishing business.
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