Perched on the edge of the rugged Yorkshire moors that inspired writer Emily Bronte to create her masterpiece, Wuthering Heights, the quaint village of Haworth has long been a place of literary pilgrimage.
Now, the latest big-screen adaptation of her classic 1847 novel — starring actors Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi and with a Charli XCX soundtrack — is drawing a fresh influx of visitors.
It was here that Emily and her sisters, Charlotte and Anne, lived and wrote.
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More than 150 years after the sisters’ deaths, “the world is still fascinated with their stories,” Canadian retiree Nancy Marto said, adding that being able to visit Haworth was “a dream come true.”
“I think the fact that there is a new version of Wuthering Heights... speaks to the power of these authors, to Emily, but also to her sisters,” she said.
Two weeks after the release of the film, picturesque Haworth, with its narrow, cobbled streets and small stone houses, is packed.
The film, loosely based on the book, was one of the most anticipated of the year.
At the heart of the plot is the passionate relationship between Heathcliff, a boy of mysterious origins taken in by the wealthy Mr Earnshaw and his daughter, Catherine.
The moors, battered by the elements, play a central role in the novel, as well as in director Emerald Fennell’s film.
Local tour guide Johnnie Brigg has been inundated with requests in recent weeks.
“They want to come here and experience the Brontes, the moor and find their own interpretation of Emily,” he said.
The film would attract a “whole new generation of people” who had not yet read the book, but were “completely besotted” after seeing the film, he added.
The parsonage between the village and the moors where the Brontes lived with their clergyman father and brother, Branwell, is now a museum dedicated to their memory.
Charlotte also wrote Jane Eyre here, another classic of English literature.
Museum digital engagement officer Mia Ferullo, who has been giving talks on “Brontemania” for the past weeks, said “so many people” were “picking up the book for the first time” as a result of the film.
Museum director Rebecca Yorke said 500 people of all ages and backgrounds visited on one Saturday.
Numbers like that were usually only seen in peak season, such as during the August summer holidays, Yorke said.
“Everyone is talking about Emily Bronte and Wuthering Heights.... It’s just extraordinary,” she added.
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