Saturday 15 October 2011
 
Room P61, Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, Bld. du Jardin Botanique/Kruidtuinlaan 43, 1000 Brussels
 
14.00: Jane Eyre in context. Talk by Dr Sandie Byrne of the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education, who will fill us in on the literary background to Jane Eyre - the writers both of Charlotte Brontë’s generation and previous generation who influenced her; the publishing scene in the 1840s; and much else besides.
 
Sandie Byrne was formerly Fellow and Tutor in English at Balliol College, Oxford, and now teaches and designs courses for the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. She is the author of a number of books and articles on nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature.
 
Saturday 10 December 2011
 
Christmas lunch and entertainment by members of the Brussels Brontë Group
 
Saturday 11 February 2012


Room P61, Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, Bld. du Jardin Botanique/Kruidtuinlaan 43, 1000 Brussels

14.00: Presentations by members of the Brussels Brontë Group. Four members of the Group will give brief talks on Brontë-related topics (to be announced).

The event will last around 2 hours and there will be plenty of opportunity for discussion. There will be no charge.

 
21-22 April 2012: Brontë Weekend
 
Saturday 21 April 2012
 
Room P61, Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, Bld. du Jardin Botanique/Kruidtuinlaan 43, 1000 Brussels
 
10.00: Jane Eyre from Then till Now. Talk by Dr Patsy Stoneman, Emeritus Reader in English at the University of Hull, on the reception of Jane Eyre from its publication in 1847 to the present day, focusing in particular on readings of the novel from feminist angles.
 
Patsy Stoneman has specialised in the novels of the Brontës and Elizabeth Gaskell. Her publications include Jane Eyre on Stage 1848-1882, a collection of 8 Victorian stage adaptations of Jane Eyre.
 
14.00: The Brontë Parsonage Museum. Illustrated presentation by Andrew McCarthy, Director of the Museum.
Andrew McCarthy, the Director of the Brontë Parsonage Museum, the former home of the Brontë family, will give us a virtual tour of the museum and tell us about its history and the work done by it, and life in the Parsonage in the Brontës’ time.

Sunday 22 April 2012
 
10.00: Guided walk around Brontë places in Brussels followed by lunch and AGM
 
Wednesday 9 May 2012
 
Illustrated talk on The Young Brontës and Art by Elizabeth Merry, organised by BRIDFAS (British Decorative and Fine Arts Society of Brussels). Our members are welcome to attend. Details on Bridfas website www.bridfas.org.
 
All the young Brontës, not just Branwell who went on to study portrait painting, were talented artists as well as budding writers. The talk explores artistic influences on their creativity and looks at some of their own art.
 
Elizabeth Merry lectures on literature and the visual arts. Recent subjects include Byron, Jane Austen’s Bath and the illustrations to Alice in Wonderland.
 
9-10 June 2012: Annual Brontë weekend in Haworth
 
As in previous years, Brussels Group members will travel to the annual Brontë Society weekend of events in the Brontë village, Haworth (Yorkshire).
 
Sunday 24 June 2012
 
Annual summer lunch 
 
Other activities:
 
19th Century Literature Reading group (Austen, Brontës, Dickens….) Contact Helen MacEwan for details
 
Guided walks
Dates will be announced nearer the time