Yesterday was the birthday of Emily Bronte - 30th July 1818. It was also the birthday of Kate Bush, born in 1958. Wonder what Emily would have made of Kate's performance?
You'd like to think so wouldn't you? The young serious Emily, with a strict reverend father must have had a great imagination to come up with WH, so you have to think she would have loved another artists imaginations on her story.
That is an excellent question! Great dinner table debate ~ they were both so young when they began, fresh and uninhibited...must work on that...just putting it down without over thinking...I hope you get to Haworth, Ellen is right, it's a special place, imagine in the Autumn mists... Sarah --x--
Hello and thank you for popping in to see me at Thriftwood! Interesting to know that Kate Bush was born on the same day as Emily Bronte ...
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Love Claire xxx
Thank you Claire
DeleteWell spotted! How intriguing, do we assume Kate Bush knew of the connection over the birth date or is it just conincidence?:)
ReplyDeleteAccording to some internet research I did, Kate did know, but only after reading the book, and before writing the song, it intrigued me too.
DeleteSurely has to be more than just a coincidence ... ? I'm sure she would have loved it ;)
ReplyDeleteYou'd like to think so wouldn't you? The young serious Emily, with a strict reverend father must have had a great imagination to come up with WH, so you have to think she would have loved another artists imaginations on her story.
DeleteMy absolute favourite book of all! I never knew Kate Bush shared her birthday, Have you ever visited Haworth? Such an atmospheric place.
ReplyDeleteEllen, I never have... you have given me a great idea for a weekend road trip with my lovely bookish daughter, thank you x
DeleteThat is an excellent question! Great dinner table debate ~ they were both so young when they began, fresh and uninhibited...must work on that...just putting it down without over thinking...I hope you get to Haworth, Ellen is right, it's a special place, imagine in the Autumn mists...
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that book set me on the road to romantic ruin and that song was the theme tune to my adolescence.......I was Cathy!!!
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