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Address
Forster Square,
Bradford,
West Yorkshire,
BD1 4HU
Also at this Venue
Events at this Venue
date | event |
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Sat 2 Jul | Brontës for Beginners |
Sat 2 Jul | Bringing Charlotte Brontë’s Little Book Home |
Fri 22 Jul | Teachers Summer Party |
Details
In 2011, a tiny, hand-written book by Charlotte Brontë was auctioned at Sotheby’s. It formed part of the second series of The Young Men’s Magazine, consisting of six issues, four of which were held at the Brontë Parsonage Museum. Despite a very high-profile and successful fundraising campaign, the museum was outbid at the auction and the little book was acquired by the Aristophil collection in Paris.
In 2018, museum staff were alerted to the fact that the little book was likely to come back on the market. In November 2019, following a second fundraising campaign, the Brontë Parsonage Museum was successful in purchasing the little book at auction in Paris.
Join Ann Dinsdale and Rebecca Yorke from the Brontë Parsonage Museum as they discuss the literary and cultural significance of the little book and other Brontë treasures, the political implications of private ownership versus public preservation, and their incredible campaign to bring the book back to Haworth.
Event details
Dates | Times |
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Sat 2 Jul 2022 | 14:00 to 15:00 |
Also see
- Bradford Literature Festival
Directions
Map reference: SE 164332 Lat: 53.79484 Long: -1.75250
By Road:
Take the M62, M606, A6177 and then the A650. Maintain A650 and bear right. Go straight through 2 sets of lights. Turn left at the following lights signed city centre south. Turn right at the roundabout and left at the next roundabout, hotel is on your right hand side.
Parking: free
Facilities
Baby changing facilities
Coach parties accepted
Credit cards accepted (no fee)
Disabled toilets
Facilities for groups
On-site catering
On-site light refreshments
Postbox
Accepts groups
Facilities for conferencing
Facilities for corporate hospitality