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The day I met Mr Rochester

Posted on Apr 26, 2016 in Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Mr Rochester, North Lees Hall, The Hathersage Players | 8 Comments

Last weekend North Lees Hall, near Hathersage in Derbyshire, was open to the public. The hall, a late Elizabethan tower house, is thought to be the inspiration for Thornfield Hall in Jane Eyre. Charlotte Brontë visited it several times when she was staying with her friend Ellen Nussey. It resembles the fictional Thornfield in having […]

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