The Brontës: A challenge accepted | Hamilton Wende
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in conversation with award winning journalist Mr. Hamilton Wende.
In this episode, I have a captivating conversation with award-winning journalist, war correspondent, television producer, and children’s book author Mr. Hamilton Wende.
With this podcast, I aim to continue having one-on-one conversations about books. When I approached Mr. Wende, he immediately said yes and suggested we discuss the Brontë sisters: a subject he finds deeply fascinating.
Mr. Wende proposed we focus on three major Brontë novels, along with the renowned biography by Juliet Barker. Although Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, featured in my previous episode Jane Eyre in Africa, was still fresh in my mind, I felt a flicker of panic. I realized I’d need to read the 800-page biography, immerse myself in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë, and reread Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Since the biography had been on my reading list for years, I decided to accept the challenge.
In this episode, you’ll hear us talk about when and what Mr. Wende reads - and why. He explains his fascination with the works of the Brontë sisters. Together, we explore the recurring theme of abuse in their novels, a subject we find both intriguing and disturbing. Mr. Wende’s extensive knowledge of European literature guides us through a wide array of literary and historical references; many of which I now feel inspired to explore or revisit.
In this episode, I have a captivating conversation with award-winning journalist, war correspondent, television producer, and children’s book author Mr. Hamilton Wende.
With this podcast, I aim to continue having one-on-one conversations about books. When I approached Mr. Wende, he immediately said yes and suggested we discuss the Brontë sisters: a subject he finds deeply fascinating.
Mr. Wende proposed we focus on three major Brontë novels, along with the renowned biography by Juliet Barker. Although Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, featured in my previous episode Jane Eyre in Africa, was still fresh in my mind, I felt a flicker of panic. I realized I’d need to read the 800-page biography, immerse myself in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë, and reread Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Since the biography had been on my reading list for years, I decided to accept the challenge.
In this episode, you’ll hear us talk about when and what Mr. Wende reads - and why. He explains his fascination with the works of the Brontë sisters. Together, we explore the recurring theme of abuse in their novels, a subject we find both intriguing and disturbing. Mr. Wende’s extensive knowledge of European literature guides us through a wide array of literary and historical references; many of which I now feel inspired to explore or revisit.
