Mr Charlotte Brontë: The Life of Arthur Bell Nicholls

I saw a man coming out of the house and explained the situation.

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I asked him whether he could help me locate the person in charge of the churchyard key. His name was John Daly and his daughter owned the house. He would try to sort this out, in the mean time I could go in the house to meet his daughter Nikki. I just could not believe my Irish luck: Was I dreaming in broad daylight? In the house I met Nikki, who gave me a very warm welcome, the Irish way. She showed me around the ground floor pointing out a few items of interest related to Charlotte: I was allowed to browse around on my own in all the rooms of the house and I could even take pictures.

I really could not believe it.

While I was browsing around the house Paul came back to let me know that by coincidence? Finally, my mission could be completed: She brought us straight to the graves of the Bell family. The poem reads as follows: The wild flowers that blow on their graves;. Though summer their tombstones have brightened,. Though the shroud of her snow-wreath have veiled them,. Still how deep in our bosoms they dwell!

For me this was a very emotional moment. Then we went inside the church, such a quiet and peaceful place. There was a beautiful stained glass window dedicated to the Bell family of Cuba House, where Arthur grew up with his uncle, aunt and cousins. And the same could have happened to this beautiful old church: Imagine that all this could have been destroyed by fire six months ago, if the vandals had had their way.

The church was badly damaged, but saved. The vandals were prosecuted. We thanked Fay for taking the time to show us around the graveyard and the church.

I really was very grateful that I was given this opportunity. It really was my lucky day. The landlady Nikki proved to be very passionate about the house. She knew and loved the house from her childhood, because her mother was a housekeeper there. When the house came up for sale, she jumped at the opportunity. She is a nurse and initially it was her intention to turn the house into a nursing home, but it proved to be an impossible task to comply with all the requirements needed for a nursing home e.

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She is running the place on her own, but she said she never feels alone in the house because there are so many good spirits still present in the house. The house is steeped in history, and breathes warmth and hospitality, She has been writing a book on the history of the house, which will be published in the near future.

She was planning to visit Haworth in the autumn this year. The fishing link got Paul interested in the house, and he got talking to Nikki about all angling events in the area.

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So who knows, one day soon we might come back here to stay: We said goodbye to Nikki and John and thanked them for the warm welcome and hospitality we received. A last picture from me in front of the house was taken, and then we left Hill House The Life of Arthur Bell Nicholls" presents a compelling picture of Nicholls' efforts to emphasize Bronte's literary reputation and curtail speculation about her private life.

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Hardcover , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jul 14, Colette rated it really liked it. A well-written, readable biography of Arthur Bell Nicholls. While Adamson does cover information familiar to Bronte scholars, such as Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Bronte, he offers good info related to Nicholls' early life and education and Nicholls' life after Charlotte's death, along with discussions of Nicholls' issues with Ellen Nussey and Harriet Martineau.

The epilogue is a bit weak as a conclusion, but Adamson overall gives a very nice picture of Nicholls' life and character A well-written, readable biography of Arthur Bell Nicholls. The epilogue is a bit weak as a conclusion, but Adamson overall gives a very nice picture of Nicholls' life and character.

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