Charlotte Bronte

Brian Dillon's Informative The Hypochondriacs: Read It and Become Symptomatic

David Finkle | Posted 02.08.2010 | Books

Read More: Andy Warhol, Marcel Proust, Florence Nightingale, James Boswell, "The Hypochondriacs, Hypochondria, Physician Robert Whytt, Imaginary Symptoms, Charles Darwin, Alice James, Glenn Gould, " Brian Dillon, Charlotte Bronte, Daniel Pal Schreber, Books News

In The Hypochondriacs: Nine Tormented Lives, Brian Dillon goes into gory detail in describing the afflictions -- or presumed afflictions -- gripping the nonet.

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Unlock Creativity Through Your Dreams

Pythia Peay | Posted 03.18.2010 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Jack Kerouac, Writing, Sleep, Robert Van De Castle, Dreams, Charlotte Bronte, William Blake, Luis Bunuel, Sleeping, Robert Louis Stevenson, Living News

A long tradition exists of writers and artists who have drawn sustenance from the "Land of Nod".

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Fashion in 2010: What Does it Mean to be Chic?

Mary Hall | Posted 03.18.2010 | Style

Read More: Maya Angelou, CoCo Chanel, Jennie Churchill, Charlotte Bronte, Lillie Langtry, Lady Randolph Churchill, Style News

As 2010 begins, remember that style is not just about what to wear or the size of your pocketbook. Attitude, individuality and the ability to put your own views forward play a large part.

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Mr. Rochester Is England's Most Romantic Character

Telegraph | Penny Vincenzi | Posted 03.18.2010 | Books

Read More: England, Romantic Characters, Sexy Book Characters, Romantic Books, Reading, Wuthering Heights, Books, Mr. Rochester, Charlotte Bronte, English Books, Favorite Books, Books News

[I]t comes as no surprise to me that when surveyed by Mills and Boon, the nation's readers voted Charlotte Bronte's Mr Rochester the most romantic cha...

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Damned Mob of Scribbling Chicks

Joanne Rendell | Posted 02.24.2009 | Style

Read More: New York Times Book Review, Memoir, Jane Austen Women, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Charlotte Bronte, Stephanie Meyer, Style News

Women love books. It's a fact: we are the reading sex. We are the writing sex too. Yet, in spite of this, our books are often ridiculed, demeaned, or ignored.

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