Charlotte Bronte – Jacke Wilson

March 1, 2022

The History of Literature #341 – Constance and Henry – The Story of “Miss Grief”

In the immediate aftermath of her death at the age of 53, Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840-1894) was considered one of the greatest writers of her day, but her reputation soon faded. A hundred years later, she was little more than a footnote in her friend Henry James’s biography, until scholars began to rediscover her life Continue reading

Arts, Authors, books, history of literature, novelists

Charlotte Bronte, henry james, Literature, Short Stories

August 18, 2021

The History of Literature #340 – Forgotten Women of Literature 5 – Constance Fenimore Woolson

When she died tragically at the age of 53, Constance Fenimore Woolson was ranked with the greatest female writers of all time, including Jane Austen, George Eliot, and the Brontes. What happened to her reputation after that? Did her friend Henry James sink her reputation as an author and a person? In this episode, Jacke Continue reading

Arts, Authors, Fiction, history of literature, novelists, Podcast

Charlotte Bronte, constance fenimore woolson, female writers, henry james, Literature

February 27, 2020

The History of Literature #187 – The Brontes

http://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL6589836731.mp3 Although their lives were filled with darkness and death, their love for stories and ideas led them into the bright realms of creative genius. They were the Brontes – Charlotte, Emily, and Anne – who lived with their brother Branwell in an unassuming 19th-century Yorkshire town called Haworth. Their house, a parsonage, sat on Continue reading

Arts, Authors, books, Fiction, history of literature, Podcast

anne bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Emily bronte, Jane Eyre, wuthering heights

February 3, 2017

History of Literature #78 – Jane Eyre, The Good Soldier, Giovanni’s Room (with Margot Livesey)

Writing about the Scottish-born novelist Margot Livesey, the author Alice Sebold remarked, “Every novel of Margot Livesey’s is, for her readers, a joyous discovery. Her work radiates with compassion and intelligence and always, deliciously, mystery.” How has Margot Livesey managed to create this suspense in novel after novel, including in contemporary classics such as The Flight Continue reading

Arts, Authors, books, Fiction, history of literature, novelists, Podcast, Writing

Charlotte Bronte, flight of gemma hardy, Ford Madox Ford, house on fortune street, James Baldwin, Jane Eyre, margot livesey, Scotland, the good soldier

September 28, 2014

Best Posts of the Year: The Honorable Mentions

Blogiversary Week is about to conclude with the top post of the year. (In case you missed it, the worst posts of the year have already been spotlighted. Check out The Case for Something I Don’t Care About, “Pen Reviews”, The Skirt-Chasing Poobah, Haiku Nothingness, and Company Does Not Love Misery. Or don’t!) I’ve hinted that the top post Continue reading

Authors, Fiction, Publishing, Writing

best posts of 2013-2014, Charlotte Bronte, john lennon, popular

July 13, 2014

Getting Dumped by Charlotte Brontë

From the Internet’s best magpie Maria Popova comes the tale of Charlotte Brontë turning down her suitor’s proposal of marriage. As Popova mentions, it’s hard to top this as an example of “it’s not you it’s me.” I’m not sure what my favorite part is, so I bolded a few. My dear Sir Before answering Continue reading

Authors, Fiction, Writing

Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, Maria Popova, marriage, rejection