Yesterday was All Hallows Eve, which has come to be known as Halloween. I wrote about how the festivity was celebrated in Victorian England, and what happened on that day at Eyre Hall. Today’s post is about what happened the following day, November 1st, All Hallows or All Souls’ Day. It is no spoiler thatContinue reading “Today is All Hallows. Find out What Happened at Eyre Hall on That Day #HalloweenBooks”
Tag Archives: Jane Eyre
Characters, New and Used
I met Norah Colvin some months ago in the Blogging Universe. She is an enthusiastic teacher, writer, and an informative and supportive blogger. Please look up her thought-provoking blog. We usually bump into each other writing Flash Fiction at Carrot Ranch. Yesterday, Norah asked me a question, which has triggered this post. Norah’s question. ItContinue reading “Characters, New and Used”
Meet The Main Characters in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall
Main Characters in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall is the second volume in the sequel to Jane Eyre. Some of the main characters in this novel also appeared in Charlotte Bronte’s original novel, nevertheless, I have moved them on 22 years. I have developed their characters, reinventing them at aContinue reading “Meet The Main Characters in Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall”
The Moon in Jane Eyre Part Two: At Thornfield Hall I
The Moon in Jane’s Arrival At Thornfield Hall and First Encounters with Mr. Rochester. This post is a continuation of a previous post on The Moon in Jane Eyre Part One: At Gateshead and Lowood which has been a very popular with readers interested in Jane Eyre. Check it out if you haven’t read itContinue reading “The Moon in Jane Eyre Part Two: At Thornfield Hall I”
‘Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall’ Available for Pre-order on Kindle
If you enjoy reading Victorian Gothic fiction, with plenty of romance, mystery, action, and suspense, you will love Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall, the second volume of The Eyre Hall Trilogy, which chronicles the lives and vicissitudes of the residents of Eyre Hall from the beginning to the height of the Victorian era. Following EdwardContinue reading “‘Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall’ Available for Pre-order on Kindle”
Three Line Thursday Challenge
Entwined Leaves trembling witnessed our promises. Reverent stems watched over your flesh and mine entwined. @LucciaGray Three Line Thursday: Three lines, maximum thirty words, in response to a weekly photo prompt. Have a look at the rules, admire the photo prompt, read the other entries, and why not take part? ************ The end ofContinue reading “Three Line Thursday Challenge”
Compassion in Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre was an orphan, who was brought up first by an unloving aunt, Mrs. Reed, and later at an institution for poor orphans, Lowood, before being employed as governess at Thornfield Hall. Although Jane suffered hardships and humiliations, and found very little compassion at that time, her life was not in danger due toContinue reading “Compassion in Jane Eyre”
Christmas in Jane Eyre
I’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope you can spend some time with people you love. Thank you for reading my posts, commenting, and liking. You are my greatest incentive. Today, I’ve prepared a special post about Christmas celebrations and symbolism in Jane Eyre. Some of Jane Eyre’s happiest andContinue reading “Christmas in Jane Eyre”
There was no possibility of taking a walk that (November) day.
November is a dark and ominous month in Jane Eyre’s life. Firstly, she is locked in the red room, as a child, at Gateshead. Secondly, she is lonely at Thornfield Hall, before Rochester’s arrival. Finally she is leading a solitary life in Morton, while her cousin, whom she doesn’t love, proposes to her. Gateshead TheContinue reading “There was no possibility of taking a walk that (November) day.”
Charlotte Bronte’s last love letter
‘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”
