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 Speaker
Irene Lofthouse
Irene’s been storytelling since age 6 – it says so on her school report. She is an author, playwright, social historian, actor/director and creative content producer/project developer. Irene has written many plays, two children’s fiction collections and edited several poetry/prose anthologies. A regular contributor to literary/art festivals, she’s commissioned by heritage organisations and universities to create site-specific poems/stories. Currently touring her one-woman show ‘Meet Louise Whitfield: Andrew Carnegie’s ‘most trusted confidante’; she recorded Hidden Bradford storytelling episodes on BBC Sounds and is researching speculative influences on Brontë writing. Irene’s focus is making the invisible visible.
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