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Being Published

The Bronte sisters set about the business of bringing out their best-known books. Meanwhile, their brother Branwell is the source of strained relations at the parsonage in Haworth.

Hattie Morahan reads Claire Harman's new and intimate biography of Charlotte Bronte. This vivid and complex portrait of one of our greatest novelists looks ahead to the two hundredth anniversary of her birth in April 2016. Today, the Bronte sisters set about the business of bringing out their best known books. Meanwhile, their brother Branwell is the source of strained relations at the parsonage in Haworth.

Abridged by Julian Wilkinson
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

15 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Hattie Morahan
Author Claire Harman
Abridger Julian Wilkinson
Producer Elizabeth Allard

Broadcasts

  • Thu 5 Nov 2015 09:45
  • Fri 6 Nov 2015 00:30
  • Thu 24 Mar 2016 14:45
  • Fri 25 Mar 2016 02:45

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