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Emily Bronte brings passion to Yorkshire

19 Dec 2018

On this day in 1848 Emily Brontë, author of Wuthering Heights, died at the tragically early age of 30. The most reclusive of the Brontë sisters, Emily seems to have had few friends and indeed... Read More

Paul Klee takes a line for a walk

18 Dec 2018

On this day in 1879 the Swiss born German artist Paul Klee was born. Highly influential at a time of great changes in the art world, Klee and his friend Wassily Kandinsky were teaching colleagues... Read More

John Greenleaf Whittier – Quaker poet

17 Dec 2018

On this day in 1807 The American Quaker poet and anti-slavery campaigner John Greenleaf Whittier was born. His poetry was well received during his lifetime and he was a friend of Longfellow and Emerson. Here... Read More

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