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At first glance, the sleepy village of Haworth (population 2,753) in Northern England’s West Yorkshire appears to be an ordinary British town. In fact, one may pass it by, never noticing the beauty of the town center’s 1)cobblestone streets lined with shops, pubs and restaurants set 2)amid the 3)moors. Haworth was once home to the Brontës, one of the great 4)literary families in the world.
The Brontë sisters spent most of their lives in the Brontë 5)Parsonage House where their father was a
minister. Charlotte, probably the most well-known Brontë, was born in 1816, followed by Emily in 1818, and Ann in 1820. Their mother died shortly after Ann’s birth, and the sisters formed a tight 6)bond, with Charlotte taking on a 7)motherly role. The three girls, along with their brother Branwell, were home-schooled. The Brontës had few childhood friends, and perhaps this 8)introverted world allowed them to develop their talents.
As young women in Victorian注 society,
the Brontës had few career 9)options. They took jobs as 10)governesses, which none of them really enjoyed, and longed to be writers. The sisters 11)collaborated on a book of poetry and
published it under the male 12)pseudonyms of Currer,
Ellis and Acton Bell. They kept these pseudonyms even after their novels were published, in order to 13)conceal their 14)identities and to be taken seriously not as women writers, but as writers.
Her 15)biographer and friend, Elizabeth Gaskell,
describes Charlotte as shy, small and plain, but
intelligent and 16)steadfast in her beliefs. Charlotte went beyond Victorian ideals when she wrote Jane Eyre (1847) and proved she could create a heroine who, much like herself, needn’t be beautiful to be interesting.
Emily, who wrote Wuthering Heights (1847), was tall, strong and 17)reserved rather than shy. She rarely traveled from home and was only happy and well on the moors that surrounded her house.
Ann is described as shy and 18)frail. Her most
famous work, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848), is considered to be one of the first feminist novels.
All three Brontë’s lives ended tragically. Emily died at home, at age 30, from 19)tuberculosis. Ann got the disease
from her sister and died within a year at the age of 29. Charlotte managed to find true love and married at the age of 38; however, she died one year later due to 20)complications from an extreme case of 21)morning sickness. During the last years of her life, Charlotte finally 22)revealed her true identity, and that of her sisters, as authors.
Today, the Brontë Parsonage House, which was opened as a museum in 1928, offers a tour of the house with rooms much as they would have appeared during the 19th century. Visitors can see the dining room where the girls wrote their famous works, as well as Charlotte’s room where she died. The church and graveyard sit 23)adjacent to the house with all of the Brontës (except Ann, who died in Scarborough) buried in a family 24)vault beneath the church.
Haworth’s Main Street contains hotels, restaurants and 25)souvenir shops named after the Brontës and their works. The Black Bull, a pub usually visited by brother Branwell, offers “The Full Brontë” 26)platter for two,
featuring a meal of steak, chicken and 27)scampi.
Drawings of the Brontës and other works of art are
displayed. The Villette Coffeehouse sells baked goods, such as Yorkshire 28)pudding and breads.
There are guided tours, which provide history on the Brontës and their lives during Victorian times, and a
bookstore containing rare biographies and Brontë novels.
Visitors will feel as if they’ve not just seen where the
literary sisters once lived, but that they’ve gotten a 29)glimpse into their world as it was. It isn’t difficult to imagine how the
village of Haworth inspired them to greatness.
乍看之下，位于英格兰北部西约克郡冷清的村庄霍沃斯（人口为2753）似乎只是一个普通的英国小镇。事实上，人们完全可能与它擦肩而过，从未注意到漠泽之中的这座小镇——镇中心的卵石街道上成行的商店、酒吧和餐馆有多么美丽。霍沃斯其实曾是世界著名文学世家——勃朗特家族的
故乡。
勃朗特姐妹的父亲是一名牧师，她们在勃朗特牧师住宅度过了大半生。生于1816年的夏洛蒂也许是勃朗特家中名气最大的一位。随后，艾米莉和安妮分别于1818年和1820年出生。她们的母亲在安妮出生后不久就去世了，因此姐妹之间形成了一种紧密的纽带，而夏洛蒂则担当起母亲的角色。这三姐妹和家中唯一的男孩布兰韦尔都在家里接受教育。勃朗特家的孩子们在童年时代没有什么朋友，或许这个封闭的世界恰恰有助于他们发掘内在的才华。
身为维多利亚时代的女性，勃朗特姐妹没有什么职业选择。她们都当了家庭教师，但没有谁真正喜欢这份工作，而是期待着成为作家。三姐妹合作写了一本诗集，并以柯勒·贝尔、埃利斯·贝尔和阿克顿·贝尔这些男性的笔名出版。直到她们的小说出版后她们还保留着这些笔名，为的是隐藏身份，这样人们就会将她们当“作家”而不是“女作家”地认真看待。
夏洛蒂的朋友兼传记作者伊丽莎白·加斯克尔形容她是一个害羞、瘦小、相貌平平的人，但非常聪明，而且信念坚定。夏洛蒂在写
《简·爱》（1847年）时已经超越了维多利亚时代的理想，并证明了她能够创作出一位不需要以美貌来吸引人的女主角，而这角色与她本人极为相似。
艾米莉是《呼啸山庄》（1847年）的作者。她高大强壮，与其说她害羞，不如说是内向寡言。她极少出行，只有待在包围着她家的那片沼泽地才会觉得开心。
安妮则害羞而虚弱。她最出名的作品《怀尔德菲尔府的房客》（1848年）被认为是最早的女性主义小说之一。
勃朗特三姐妹的人生结局都很悲惨。艾米莉因肺结核死于家中，年仅30岁。安妮受姐姐传染，一年内也相继而去，年仅29岁。而夏洛蒂最终找到了她的真爱，并在38岁时结了婚。然而，她一年后也去世了，死因是严重孕妇晨吐引发的并发症。在她生命中的最后几年，夏洛蒂终于公开了她及其妹妹作为作家的真实身份。
勃朗特牧师住宅在1928年作为博物馆开放。现在，游客能够参观这所房子，其房间摆设和19世纪时相差无几。游客能够看到当时三姐妹写下其名作的饭厅，还有夏洛蒂去世的房间。与房子毗邻的就是教堂和墓地，勃朗特家族（除了客死在斯卡伯勒的安妮以外）都安葬于教堂下的一个家庭墓室。
霍沃斯的主大街上有以勃朗特姐妹及其作品命名的酒店、餐馆和纪念品商店。布兰韦尔·勃朗特以前经常光顾的“黑牛酒吧”提供一种供两人用的“勃朗特全餐”，大浅盘上有牛排、鸡肉和炸大虾。在这里，到处都可以看到勃朗特姐妹的画像和其它艺术作品。维列特咖啡屋出售焙烤食品，如约克布丁和面包。
这里有带导游讲解的行程，游客们可以了解到勃朗特家族的历史及其在维多利亚时代的生活故事。镇上还有一间书店，里面出售比较罕见的传记和勃朗特姐妹的小说。
游客们到这里旅行，会觉得他们不仅看到了文坛姐妹曾经居住过的地方，也瞥见了她们曾经生活的世界。霍沃斯这个村子何以能激发勃朗特姐妹取得如此成就，至此不难想象。
The Brontë sisters spent most of their lives in the Brontë 5)Parsonage House where their father was a
minister. Charlotte, probably the most well-known Brontë, was born in 1816, followed by Emily in 1818, and Ann in 1820. Their mother died shortly after Ann’s birth, and the sisters formed a tight 6)bond, with Charlotte taking on a 7)motherly role. The three girls, along with their brother Branwell, were home-schooled. The Brontës had few childhood friends, and perhaps this 8)introverted world allowed them to develop their talents.
As young women in Victorian注 society,
the Brontës had few career 9)options. They took jobs as 10)governesses, which none of them really enjoyed, and longed to be writers. The sisters 11)collaborated on a book of poetry and
published it under the male 12)pseudonyms of Currer,
Ellis and Acton Bell. They kept these pseudonyms even after their novels were published, in order to 13)conceal their 14)identities and to be taken seriously not as women writers, but as writers.
Her 15)biographer and friend, Elizabeth Gaskell,
describes Charlotte as shy, small and plain, but
intelligent and 16)steadfast in her beliefs. Charlotte went beyond Victorian ideals when she wrote Jane Eyre (1847) and proved she could create a heroine who, much like herself, needn’t be beautiful to be interesting.
Emily, who wrote Wuthering Heights (1847), was tall, strong and 17)reserved rather than shy. She rarely traveled from home and was only happy and well on the moors that surrounded her house.
Ann is described as shy and 18)frail. Her most
famous work, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848), is considered to be one of the first feminist novels.
All three Brontë’s lives ended tragically. Emily died at home, at age 30, from 19)tuberculosis. Ann got the disease
from her sister and died within a year at the age of 29. Charlotte managed to find true love and married at the age of 38; however, she died one year later due to 20)complications from an extreme case of 21)morning sickness. During the last years of her life, Charlotte finally 22)revealed her true identity, and that of her sisters, as authors.
Today, the Brontë Parsonage House, which was opened as a museum in 1928, offers a tour of the house with rooms much as they would have appeared during the 19th century. Visitors can see the dining room where the girls wrote their famous works, as well as Charlotte’s room where she died. The church and graveyard sit 23)adjacent to the house with all of the Brontës (except Ann, who died in Scarborough) buried in a family 24)vault beneath the church.
Haworth’s Main Street contains hotels, restaurants and 25)souvenir shops named after the Brontës and their works. The Black Bull, a pub usually visited by brother Branwell, offers “The Full Brontë” 26)platter for two,
featuring a meal of steak, chicken and 27)scampi.
Drawings of the Brontës and other works of art are
displayed. The Villette Coffeehouse sells baked goods, such as Yorkshire 28)pudding and breads.
There are guided tours, which provide history on the Brontës and their lives during Victorian times, and a
bookstore containing rare biographies and Brontë novels.
Visitors will feel as if they’ve not just seen where the
literary sisters once lived, but that they’ve gotten a 29)glimpse into their world as it was. It isn’t difficult to imagine how the
village of Haworth inspired them to greatness.
乍看之下，位于英格兰北部西约克郡冷清的村庄霍沃斯（人口为2753）似乎只是一个普通的英国小镇。事实上，人们完全可能与它擦肩而过，从未注意到漠泽之中的这座小镇——镇中心的卵石街道上成行的商店、酒吧和餐馆有多么美丽。霍沃斯其实曾是世界著名文学世家——勃朗特家族的
故乡。
勃朗特姐妹的父亲是一名牧师，她们在勃朗特牧师住宅度过了大半生。生于1816年的夏洛蒂也许是勃朗特家中名气最大的一位。随后，艾米莉和安妮分别于1818年和1820年出生。她们的母亲在安妮出生后不久就去世了，因此姐妹之间形成了一种紧密的纽带，而夏洛蒂则担当起母亲的角色。这三姐妹和家中唯一的男孩布兰韦尔都在家里接受教育。勃朗特家的孩子们在童年时代没有什么朋友，或许这个封闭的世界恰恰有助于他们发掘内在的才华。
身为维多利亚时代的女性，勃朗特姐妹没有什么职业选择。她们都当了家庭教师，但没有谁真正喜欢这份工作，而是期待着成为作家。三姐妹合作写了一本诗集，并以柯勒·贝尔、埃利斯·贝尔和阿克顿·贝尔这些男性的笔名出版。直到她们的小说出版后她们还保留着这些笔名，为的是隐藏身份，这样人们就会将她们当“作家”而不是“女作家”地认真看待。
夏洛蒂的朋友兼传记作者伊丽莎白·加斯克尔形容她是一个害羞、瘦小、相貌平平的人，但非常聪明，而且信念坚定。夏洛蒂在写
《简·爱》（1847年）时已经超越了维多利亚时代的理想，并证明了她能够创作出一位不需要以美貌来吸引人的女主角，而这角色与她本人极为相似。
艾米莉是《呼啸山庄》（1847年）的作者。她高大强壮，与其说她害羞，不如说是内向寡言。她极少出行，只有待在包围着她家的那片沼泽地才会觉得开心。
安妮则害羞而虚弱。她最出名的作品《怀尔德菲尔府的房客》（1848年）被认为是最早的女性主义小说之一。
勃朗特三姐妹的人生结局都很悲惨。艾米莉因肺结核死于家中，年仅30岁。安妮受姐姐传染，一年内也相继而去，年仅29岁。而夏洛蒂最终找到了她的真爱，并在38岁时结了婚。然而，她一年后也去世了，死因是严重孕妇晨吐引发的并发症。在她生命中的最后几年，夏洛蒂终于公开了她及其妹妹作为作家的真实身份。
勃朗特牧师住宅在1928年作为博物馆开放。现在，游客能够参观这所房子，其房间摆设和19世纪时相差无几。游客能够看到当时三姐妹写下其名作的饭厅，还有夏洛蒂去世的房间。与房子毗邻的就是教堂和墓地，勃朗特家族（除了客死在斯卡伯勒的安妮以外）都安葬于教堂下的一个家庭墓室。
霍沃斯的主大街上有以勃朗特姐妹及其作品命名的酒店、餐馆和纪念品商店。布兰韦尔·勃朗特以前经常光顾的“黑牛酒吧”提供一种供两人用的“勃朗特全餐”，大浅盘上有牛排、鸡肉和炸大虾。在这里，到处都可以看到勃朗特姐妹的画像和其它艺术作品。维列特咖啡屋出售焙烤食品，如约克布丁和面包。
这里有带导游讲解的行程，游客们可以了解到勃朗特家族的历史及其在维多利亚时代的生活故事。镇上还有一间书店，里面出售比较罕见的传记和勃朗特姐妹的小说。
游客们到这里旅行，会觉得他们不仅看到了文坛姐妹曾经居住过的地方，也瞥见了她们曾经生活的世界。霍沃斯这个村子何以能激发勃朗特姐妹取得如此成就，至此不难想象。