The Times today published "Stancliffe's Hotel" by Charlotte Bronte, for anyone who's interested, and Penguin are bringing it out as a paperback towards the end of the month. Given the title, I was most disapointed to find it wasn't the tale of a Torquay Hotel Owner. I suspect there's a parody in this one, somewhere...

"Reader, I belted him..."

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EDIT--> Actually, there wasn't an edit after all. Forget I said anything. Although seeing as I've given that away, did anybody see the Guarniad correcting a correction this morning? The original article referred to seals equipped with devices to intercept enemy divers (is it me or have the Pentagon been watching Austin Powers?).

The original correction stated that this should have been Navy S.E.A.L.S (special forces, I'm lead to believe). Not so - hence a further correction this morning to say that it should have read seals in the first place and that the American Navy has indeed trained sea lions to protect ships.

What price another correction tomorrow explaining that sea lions are not, in point of fact, seals? (they can be distinguished from seals by being able to turn their hind flippers forward to walk upon, rather than dragging them behind, they also have external ears)



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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

I'd rather read about the sea lions. Two points about the Bronte's Angria/Gondal material; 1) it's dire and 2) it's not new. It is strictly juvenilia and of interest to hardcore Bronteans only.

In fact I don't know why they don't have a box set - the Bronte's Anthology, complete with repro prints of Branwell's paintings, and remixes of all the novels.



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I am very interested in the Universe. I am specialising in the Universe and everything surrounding it. - E. L. Wisty

Well, I did try to read it, but gave up fairly quickly. They tried to claim that it wasn't just juvenalia, and showed how she was capable of writing interesting stuff that wasn't just about such inconsequential stuff as love.

And they were right, hence the feature on Charlotte's interest in fashion trends...

Yhey weren't lying about it never having been published though. And the remix idea sounds interesting. "Jane Eyre - the Gatecrasher 12 inch" . It's all going a bit Pete Tong, if you ask me.



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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

Try reading some of Jane Austen's juvenalia. 'Love and Freindship' is an absolute hoot. She sends up the sentimental novel of the time something rotten.