Emily Bronte

Paperback Writers: A view from the 'Heights'

2009-09-13 00:00:00

Emily Bront� died in 1848, aged 30, leaving only one published book and some poems. That book, of course, is "Wuthering Heights" (recently issued in new editions, by Penguin and HarperCollins), a novel so strange and powerful that it sinks into the...

Ledger's death is a shock to Hollywood, fans

2008-01-23 00:00:00

The death of 28-year-old Heath Ledger, hailed as one of the great hopes among his generation of actors, was a brutal shock for Hollywood on Tuesday and grimly ended any hope that the day would be a simple celebration of this year's Oscar nominations. ---...

Actor Heath Ledger found dead

2008-01-23 00:00:00

Heath Ledger, whose chiseled good looks made him a heartthrob to millions and who won movie fame for playing a tragic homosexual cowboy, was found dead in a Manhattan apartment today, police said. The body of the Australian actor, who won an Academy...

News briefs for Aug. 23

2011-08-23 06:43:00

Boyle fire dept. offers CPR class The Boyle County Fire Department will offer CPR�class Aug. 29. The cost will be $25 to cover cards and instructor fees. The class will begin at 6 p.m. in the Boyle County EMS building. For more information or to express...

King, Beattie books among new crop

2011-09-23 07:53:00

Fiction "The Lost Memory of Skin" (Ecco) by Russell Banks. Coming Tuesday. Banks, one of our finest and most adventurous novelists, is not afraid to tackle big, tough topics that persistently bedevil the human species, and with his 17th book, he has...

Friends of the Library: Check out the Mesa Verde bookstore

2011-10-27 21:55:54

Dedicated members of Friends of the Costa Mesa Libraries and volunteers at the Mesa Verde bookstore descended on Mesa Verde Library earlier this month to assist at a two-day used-book sale, one of which was a buck-a-bag sale day. A customer was so...

News briefs for Aug. 3

2011-08-03 07:48:00

Grant applications available in Lancaster City of Lancaster community grant applications for the fiscal year 2011-2012 are now available at city hall or by e-mailing Councilwoman Maggie Mick at margaretmorrismick@gmail.com. Applications are due Oct. 1....

What I'm Reading: Winnifred Kern, 12 of Whitehall

2011-05-28 16:51:00

Chicagoland book club

2011-01-07 16:10:00

One thing to know about our club: The Chapter 1 book club is celebrating its 25th year as a book-discussion group. Our club was started in 1985 by a group of moms who had young children in elementary school and wanted an intellectual diversion from...

'Wuthering Heights' at Lifeline Theatre: Gothic romance never reaches great heights

2010-09-20 21:32:38

Who narrates most of Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights'? a) Heathcliff b) Isabella c) Nelly Dean

2009-06-30 07:09:21

ANSWER: c) Nelly Dean...

Natalie Portman Scales New 'Heights'

2008-04-11 00:00:00

Natalie Portman is attached to topline the latest big screen adaptation of Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights." According the the industry trades, John Maybury is directing from a script by Olivia Hetreed. Ecosse Films is producing. Portman will play...

A young black man is taken in by a Yorkshire farmer and develops a close relationship with the man's teenage daughter in this adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte novel. With Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Solomon Glave and Shannon Beer. Written and directed by Andrea Arnold.

2012-08-28 21:44:59

Director Andrea Arnold presents her take on the Emily Bronte classic. Screens May 4, 11 p.m., Charles Theatre 5 and May 5, 11 a.m., Charles Theatre 5

2012-04-24 00:00:00

The 19th century was the great age of literary tourism, when besotted readers flocked to the homes of their literary crushes. Stratford-upon-Avon went from a sleepy village to a drama fan's Disneyland; the lonely moors over which Charlotte and Emily Bronte once roved began to lure the multitudes.

2011-09-23 08:32:40