BBC News also has an article on the auction of the Wuthering Heights guitar:
A guitar used to perform the solo in Kate Bush's breakthrough single Wuthering Heights is to be sold at auction.The 1974 Les Paul Custom will be sold at Gardiner Houlgate auctioneers in Corsham, Wiltshire next month, and is expected to attract bids of up to £10,000.Guitarist Ian Bairnson, who played the piece with his arm in a plaster cast after breaking it, died last year aged 70, and his instruments are being auctioned by his family.A tribute to Emily Bronte's 1847 novel, Bush's debut song Wuthering Heights surpassed all expectations when it was released in 1978, becoming the first number one written and performed song by a female artist. (Harriet Robinson & PA Media)
The Irish World reviews a live performance by CMAT (Clara May Alice Thompson):
A night of so many highlights: her cover of Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush was extraordinary. (David Hennessy)
The album where the song appeared in 1978, The Kick Inside, is the best album of that year according to Radio X.
Rising Kashmir explores literary loneliness:
The psychological toll of loneliness is profound. Chronic loneliness has been linked to various mental health issues, including depression and anxiety. In Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre,” the eponymous heroine endures intense loneliness from her early years at the oppressive Lowood School to her time as a governess at Thornfield Hall. Jane’s isolation, however, becomes a crucible for her strength and resilience. Her story underscores the complex relationship between loneliness and personal growth, suggesting that while isolation can be deeply painful, it can also foster self-discovery and fortitude. (Sanjay Pandita)
Classics that people say are must-reads according to Yardbarker:
If there’s one thing the Brontë sisters could do, it’s writing. Jane Eyre was published just months before Wuthering Heights, making it a great year for the family. Both books have remained lasting favorites among literature fans. (Acacia Deadrick)
SheKnows and Martha Stewart's desserts:
Martha Stewart knows how to make our tummies rumble over a new, scrumptious dessert we only thought was possible in Disney movies. Once again, she proves that not only are these dishes real, but you can make them at home easily. On May 23, Stewart shared an idyllic snapshot of her new dessert that’s fit for an Emily Brontë novel. (Delilah Gray)
The Week (India) recommends Tim Minchin's Matilda musical:
The play opens with the famously enchanting number―‘My Mummy Says I'm a Miracle’―where pampered and happy children prance about joyfully at a birthday party, standing out starkly against the dark and obnoxious ma and pa of the story's titular and pint-sized lead, Matilda, who loathe her for being born a girl. They cannot fathom her affinity towards Brontë, Dickens, Dostoevsky, Eyre [sic], all of who she finds more appealing than television. (Pooja Biraia Jaiswal)
Alison Larkin in The Berkshire Edge:
Elizabeth has Darcy, Jane Eyre has Rochester. But what about me? I suddenly realized I would never find true love if I didn’t do something about it before it was too late.
Cromos (Spain) and summer reads already:
Cumbres BorrascosasEmily BrontëEsta novela clásica inglesa cuenta la apasionada historia de amor entre Heathcliff y Cathy. Ambientada en la desolada región de Yorkshire, Cumbres borrascosas es una historia de amor, odio y venganza.
Il Sussidiario (Italy) reviews Rupert Brooke. Lo splendore delle ombre by Paola Tonussi:
E se l’autrice di Cime tempestose è la giovane donna volitiva solitaria, che esercita la sua ribellione nella letteratura, con la sua immaginazione potente e vivida, e nella sua solitudine a contatto con la bellezza selvaggia della brughiera, Rupert Brooke resta per il lettore fissato nel ritratto del giovane di sfolgorante bellezza, innamorato dello splendore della natura, nel cui grembo lussureggiante riposa per sempre, a Sciro, isola di Achille. (Silvia Stucchi) (Translation)
Libreriamo (Italy) lists books everybody wants to read but few people try:
Cime TempestoseAltro classico al femminile tra i libri che tutti dicono di leggere ma che in pochi fanno realmente.Intriso di passioni turbinose come il vento del nord che spazza la brughiera e sibila intorno all’antica casa della famiglia Earnshaw, questa monumentale icona del romanzo europeo restituisce con insuperabile forza drammatica la tragedia di un’umanità sconfitta dalle proprie spietate costrinzioni. (Salvatore Galeone) (Translation)
Bad women in literature in The Objective (Spain):
Aunque en la historia de la literatura las «malas mujeres» siempre han existido, inclusive mucho antes de Lady Macbeth o Bertha Mason en Jane Eyre, en su mayoría la creación se realiza desde la mirada del autor hombre, sin embargo, desde hace algunos años, varios sellos editoriales han apostado por estas historias, más allá de otros arquetipos como la mujer débil o la mujer víctima. (Ariana Basciani) (Translation)
A short story with a Brontë mention in Secret Life of Mom. USA Today recommends Jane Eyre if you like Alexandre Dumas's Le Comte de Montecristo. The New York Times's Crossword asks for "Wuthering Heights Terrain".
Finally, an alert from Mendoza, Argentina:
Nave UNcuyoMaza 250 . Ciudad, Mendoza 4054890Sala AzulMay 26, 18.30 hWuthering Heights 1939
