Thursday Talk: 178 Years of Wuthering Heights
Thursday Talks occur twice on the day: once at the Museum and once online. You can book tickets for both here.
For the in-person talk, please reserve your place below, but kindly note, you'll need to show your Museum ticket (or proof of local residency) on the door.
For the online talk, a recording will be sent out afterwards for online-talk ticket holders who missed the live event.
| Event | Time | Price | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-person | 2pm | Free with entry to the Museum and for residents in BD20, BD21 and BD22 | Brontë Space at the Old School Room |
| Online | 7:30pm | £6 | On Zoom: a link will be sent before the event |
In December 1847, Thomas Newby published Wuthering Heights by Ellis Bell in two volumes. The Examiner called it ‘a strange book’, while one reviewer for The Literary World confessed that despite its ‘disgusting coarseness’ he was ‘spellbound’.
In December’s Thursday Talk, we reflect on the charged reception history of the novel, then and now. In the absence of a manuscript and scant personal writings, we explore the clues that remain of Emily Brontë’s own relationship to her only novel.
This talk will be delivered by Dr Olivia Krauze, College Assistant Professor in English at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, and Dr Claire O’Callaghan, Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Loughborough and Editor-in-Chief of Brontë Studies.
