Redolent of the Brontës

The Telegraph wonders whether 'we read too much into writers' houses'.

These, and perhaps one of the most famous of all pilgrimage sites, the Brontë house in Haworth, are redolent of the figures they commemorate. (Philip Hensher)

While Flavorwire considers Wuthering Heights one of '10 Epidemically Overrated Books'  (her loss):

Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë
Why is this book considered one of the most classic romances of all time? All of the characters are despicable and cruel to one another, the plot is awkwardly structured, and it’s all very boring and depressing, if you ask us. We realize that at the time of its writing, the book was groundbreaking,  and we certainly thank the Brontë sisters for their contribution to women being recognized as great authors, but seriously, it’s 165 years later, so why are we all still reading this book? (Emily Temple)

We and all the readers of this blog are the anwer to the question.

A reader of the Batley and Birstall News looks at the anniversaries celebrated in 2012, such as

In the Spen Valley we have celebrated the Luddite rising of 200 years ago which resulted in the attack on Rawfolds Mill. [...]
December 29 sees the 200th anniversary of the marriage of Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell. This was at a time when Patrick was minister at Hartshead Church. (John Appleyard)

Agnes Grey is reviewed by Dee's Book Blog and Crónicas en ferrocarril. Swiat Rosemary posts in Polish about The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Book to the Future writes about Wuthering Heights while Ma Petite Critique Ciné posts briefly in French about the 2011 adaptation. Angela Dissected focuses mainly on the Jane Eyre 2011 costumes.