The museum contains artifacts from the famous family that inhabited the modest Georgian home for fourty-one years, even after obtaining fame through their writing. “My home is humble and unattractive to strangers,” Charlotte once wrote, “but to me it contains what I shall find nowhere else in the world—[the] profound, and intense affection which brothers and sisters feel for each other when their minds are cast in the same mould, their ideas drawn from the same source.” The abode boasts a vast treasury of “Brontëana,” including manuscripts, furnishings, and keepsakes that chronicle the fascinating stories of a gifted trio who penned some of the most beloved volumes in the English language.
Text Melissa Lester
Photography Jane Hope
To learn more about the Brontë sisters, see “Exploring the Brontë Legacy” in the September 2018 issue. Join our Victoria Classics Book Club in reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, available in our online shop.
When and how does your book club meet? Jane Eyre is my all time favorite book and I’m looking forward to discussion.
Hi Margo,
Thank you for asking. Our Victoria Classics Book Club posts a new discussion question every week. To find our book club on the website, click the drop down menu labeled “Web Extras” on our Home Page, then click “Book Club”. From this page you can join our Victoria Classics Book Club email list and join in on the wonderful discussion of this beloved classic. Let us know if you have any additional questions.
Best,
The Victoria Team