The Witches of Wuthering Heights: Folklore and Wild Things of Yorkshire
In today’s journey, we touch on the lives of:
Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) – Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849), Villette (1853)
Emily Brontë (1818–1848) – Wuthering Heights (1847)
Anne Brontë (1820–1849) – Agnes Grey (1847), The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848)
In their own way, all three embraced a gothic vibe, drawing on Yorkshire folklore and the mists of the moors that permeate their work. And I've had fun exploring the ways witches and folkloric figures appear in their writing. And we’ll meet witches, goblins, ghouls and gytrash on the moors, oh my!
The Two Folktales I share are both from Legends of the North York Moors: traditions, beliefs, folklore, customs by Marion Atkinson, 1981
