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3: The Red Room. Glyn Hughes explains how in 1846, Charlotte Bronte accompanied her father, the Rev Patrick Bronte , to Manchester where he was to undergo a cataract operation. They stayed in a room in a boarding house, where Patrick had to remain absolutely still for several weeks. In that room, in virtual darkness, Charlotte wrote the bulk of her masterpiece Jane Eyre.
Dramatised passages written by Lucy Gough For details see Monday

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Unknown:
Glyn Hughes
Unknown:
Charlotte Bronte
Unknown:
Patrick Bronte
Unknown:
Jane Eyre.
Written By:
Lucy Gough
Charlotte Bronte:
Rachel Atkins
Patrick Bronte:
Eric Allan
Source: Radio Times

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