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The Bronte Parsonage Museum (Haworth)
 The Bronte Parsonage Museum (Haworth) ... every day from 10.00 - 5.30 (April to September) and from 11.00 - 5.00 (October to March), except 24 - 27 December and 2 - 31 January.Newest Review: ... position. The fact that Mr Bronte had no independent means was a source of anxiety, for if his health failed, they stood to lose both income and home. In the event, Patrick outlived all his family. He died in 1861. Over the years several extensions have been made to the rear of the house in order to create more exhibition space. The original Georgian Parsonage is still very much, as the ... more ... Brontes would have known it. The majority of the rooms are set out in as close an approximation as possible to their appearances in the Brontes' day, and most of the objects and furniture on display belonged to the family. For conservation reasons, the exhib...more |
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The Bronte Parsonage Museum (Haworth): At home with the Brontes (1123 words)
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The Brontes were the world's most famous literary family and Howarth Parsonage, now the Bronte Parsonage and Museum was their home from 1820 to 1861. Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte were authors of some of the world's best-loved books in the English language. Charlotte's novel "Jane Eyre", Emily's "Wuthering Heights" and Anne's "Tenant of Wildfell Hall were written in this house over a hundred and fifty years ago, yet their power still moves readers today. Charlotte and Emily are ranked among the world's greatest novelists; Anne wass a powerful but somewhat underrated author, and both their father, the Reverend Patrick Bronte, and brother ... Read the complete review
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