I had the most fabulous time at the Bronte Parsonage recently in beautiful Keighley which you can read about and see the photos here.
During my visit I got the chance to take part in something very special. Artist Clare Twomey is inviting visitors to participate in recreating the manuscript of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, as the original manuscript has never been located. At certain times of the day visitors are invited to copy one line from the novel, using a Wuthering Heights pencil (they get to keep) whilst sitting in Emily’s former home.
There was a great sense of occasion in Mr Nicholls’ Study (Charlotte Bronte’s husband) as we waited patiently for our turn. A sense of camaraderie as we discussed, as we queued, what the Bronte novels had meant to us. It was a real coming together of strangers, bonding over a love of literature.
The completed book will be exhibited at the Bronte Parsonage during 2018 to celebrate the bicentenary of Emily Bronte’s birth. The recreation is to honour Emily’s achievement and celebrates her contribution to English Literature through the act of writing.
The whole visit was such an emotional experience – I can’t wait to visit again.
fabricating fiction 
Ooh – I do love the idea of copying it out line by line – and with a pencil too. It’s too easy to forget that that’s the way authors wrote for hundreds of years!!
It had such a sense of occasion, Drew. It was a lovely surprise and a privilege to be able to take part.
What a simple idea that must bring pleasure to so many fans. : )
It was such a lovely idea Rae.
What a privilege to take part in this project.
It really felt very special.
How brilliant! A very iconic way to celebrate an iconic author 🙂
I used to live near there, so many school trips to the museum. Is the cat that sneaks in every day still there?
Ooh I didn’t see a cat? Beautiful place to live.
They must have finally figured out where she was getting in 😂