Branwell Brontë And Music- Article by Maddalena De Leo

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Just like his sisters, Branwell was always attracted by music and tried to learn more than one instrument. Between 1832-34 he took piano lessons with Emily and Anne from Abraham S. Sunderland, the teacher hired by Reverend Brontë.  Branwell also enjoyed to play the organ at St. Michael & All Angels, the local church, and …

Branwell Brontë- the “Forgotten” Brother?

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Patrick Branwell Brontë is the only brother of the authors of Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. He was born on June 26, 1817, one year after Charlotte, one before Emily and two before Anne. Though his name and his life are necessarily tied to those of his sisters, and though …

Virtual Tour of the Brontë Parsonage Museum- Mr. Brontë’s Bedroom

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On the second floor, across the landing, there is Mr. Brontë’s bedroom. At the beginning Mr. and Mrs. Brontë used to sleep in another bedroom, but when Mary died in 1821, the Reverend moved to this room. Later on, during Branwell’s most difficult period of his life and illness, the Reverend shared this room with …

NORTHANGERLAND AND THE PIRATE, an article by Maddalena De Leo

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Branwell Brontë always identified himself with Northangerland, a fictional character he invented- a very shady and tormented one. Branwell made him the main character of his tales, and wrote for him bizarre adventures, odd misdeeds, and the most wild erotic conquers. For the young son of the reverend of Haworth, who was not handsome nor …

BRANWELL BRONTË AND HIS SISTER MARIA’S DEATH- an article by Maddalena De Leo

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Branwell’s weak and volatile character was shaped in his childhood when, after his mother’s early death, an already very sensitive child had to withstand the death of his older sister Maria, who had replaced his maternal figure. It was her, as a matter of fact, who taught her little brother and sisters games and stories, …