Rachel Joyce on Bronte as a Literary Star
Novelist Rachel Joyce discusses Charlotte Bronte's reflections on becoming a literary sensation in her 'such men as Mr Thackeray' letter.
Charlotte Bronte's true identity revealed through five powerful, poignant letters.
5.Marking the 200th anniversary of Charlotte Bronte's birth, Rachel Joyce - a best-selling author herself - considers how, on the publication of Jane Eyre, Bronte reacted to becoming a literary sensation.
When Jane Eyre was published in 1847, it was a literary sensation. Rachel Joyce reflects both on Bronte's modest excitement that her book was being read by "such men as Mr Thackeray", and her absolute confidence in her own writing and literary judgement.
Rachel Joyce is the best-selling author of The Lonely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and recently wrote a new adaptation of Jane Eyre for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
Producer: Beaty Rubens.
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