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Our Belletrista Bag is On the Move!
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Did you guess where our Belle bag is?
Charlotte Brontë stayed in the vicarage of St. Michael's church in Hathersage, high in England's
Peak District, for three weeks in 1845, and it is before the old vicarage that our Belle bag sits.
Brontë was working on an idea that would eventually become
her masterpiece. The church and the surrounding countryside provided the inspiration for her work.
Hathersage eventually become the village of Morton, and the gravestones of the local gentry would
provide her with a surname for her heroine: Jane Eyre.
(click on each of the three small thumbnails for its entire picture). All photos © Andy Barnes
and Emma Napper
Thumbnails, left to right:
1. St. Michael's church, Hathersage.
2. A view across the peaks from the churchyard.
3. Gravestones of the Eyre family. The right hand tablet
commemorates William Eyre, buried in 1834. Brontë would have seen
this stone on her walks around the church.
Is your Belle bag travelling? Email us at editor [at] belletrista [dot] com and tell us about it!
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To thank individuals who donate $50 (US) or more, we will send you our fabulous Belletrista
bookbag (perhaps you could take it traveling)!
Go green with this lightweight, durable tote bag made from
100% recycled content (80% recycled cotton, 20% recycled plastics).
Perfect for a day of book-shopping (fits at least 20 paperback books!) or the classiest bag you've ever had for groceries. 18" x 15" x 7"
(46 x 38 x 18 cm)
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