‘To forbid me to write to you, to refuse to answer me, would be to tear from me from my only joy on earth, to deprive me of my last privilege _ a privilege I shall never consent willingly to surrender. Believe me, my master, in writing to me it is a good deed thatContinue reading “Charlotte Bronte’s last love letter”
Author Archives: LucciaGray
The Value of Negative Reviews
Please take the poll at the end of this post! I was prepared for the inevitable. You can’t please everyone, and if your novel challenges traditional ideas on love, marriage, and literary archetypes, some readers are bound to disagree. Yes, it’s happened to me. I’ve received a one-star review 😦 My debut novel is myContinue reading “The Value of Negative Reviews”
Sequels, Prequels, Reinterpretations, Rewritings, and Writing Back…
When I am asked what my novel’s about, I reply briefly, “It’s a Victorian Gothic Romance, which takes place around All Hallows, at Eyre Hall, twenty-two years after Jane Eyre married Edward Rochester.” A typical reaction, before reading the novel, is: “Oh, so it’s a sequel / follow-up / spin-off of the original?” The answerContinue reading “Sequels, Prequels, Reinterpretations, Rewritings, and Writing Back…”
Dressing Up for an Eventful Week
I don’t usually write diary-like entries to my blog, but today is going to be an exception, because I’ve had a strange and eventful week, which I’d like to share with all of you. A lot of work, fun, excitement, and dressing up has been going on… Sunday 26th was great! I spent the dayContinue reading “Dressing Up for an Eventful Week”
A Witchcraft Tour of England
A well – researched and informative overview of witchcraft in England. Entertaining reading for All Hallows Eve… Alison Williams Writing England has a long and varied history of witchcraft. As a tradition stretching back centuries, it is hardly surprising that there are a great variety of places that abound with legends, stories and histories aboutContinue reading “A Witchcraft Tour of England”
Halloween Festivities in All Hallows at Eyre Hall
All Hallows at Eyre Hall, the sequel to Jane Eyre, takes up Jane’s story as Mrs. Rochester, twenty-two years after her marriage to Edward. The novel, which begins on the 30th of October, 1865, is set on and around the AllHallowtide, or the Hallowmas season, a three day period during which Western Christians honour theContinue reading “Halloween Festivities in All Hallows at Eyre Hall”
The Truth about Halloween: Origin, Symbolism, and Evolution of a Timeless Festival
Although many people think Halloween is a modern, commercial invention, it is in fact one of the most ancient, mysterious, and persistent traditions in the British Isles, which has naturally undergone many changes through the ages, and spread to other parts of the world. Originally called Samhain, later All Hallows Eve, and finallyContinue reading “The Truth about Halloween: Origin, Symbolism, and Evolution of a Timeless Festival”
Spine-chilling Characters: The Sin-Eater
One of the most enjoyable aspects of writing historical novels is the investigation process. Searching for those hidden bits of information that make research feel like a treasure hunt! All Hallows at Eyre Hall, is a Victorian Gothic Romance, and sequel to Jane Eyre. It is set on and around Halloween, 1865, in a mysteriousContinue reading “Spine-chilling Characters: The Sin-Eater”
Marriage and Fiction: Reader, I married him…
The Last chapter of Jane Eyre begins with these four words, “Reader, I married him.” As if with marriage the narrator wished to close the story, which started when Jane was a ten-year old orphan living unhappily with her cruel aunt, Mrs. Reed, and spiteful cousins; Georgina, Eliza, and John. She later went through theContinue reading “Marriage and Fiction: Reader, I married him…”
Q&A Luccia Gray All Hallows at Eyre Hall @LucciaGray
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
All Hallows at Eyre Hall Luccia Gray “All Hallows is believable and well-written, true to the “voice” of Brontë, and well-researched. In fact, at times I thought Charlotte Brontë was writing this; that is how fabulous a writer Luccia Gray is. This is not to say that she is…
Rereading Jane Eyre 