This is a talk that I gave on the three Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne.
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| Left to Right: Anne, Emily and Charlotte Bronte |
It was broadcast on the Overnights program on RN on the ABC on Tuesday 26th February 2019.
To listen to the recording of the talk, you can go to:
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/overnights/the-bronte-sisters/10850774
or look for "The three sisters who became literary giants" via the ABC Listen App.
Here is the poem by Emily Bronte which I used to close the talk by reading the last verse.
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Riches
I hold in light esteem
And Love I laugh to scorn And lust of Fame was but a dream That vanished with the morn–
And if
I pray, the only prayer
That moves my lips for me Is–"Leave the heart that now I bear And give me liberty."
Yes, as
my swift days near their goal
'Tis all that I implore Through life and death, a chainless soul With courage to endure!
Emily Bronte March 1, 1841
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Enjoy!
