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THE social and natural history that shaped the Brontes is explored in a new book tracing the literary family’s footsteps. Walking the Invisible, by Michael Stewart, follows the Bronte Stones trail, taking a series of walks through landscapes and buildings familiar to the family and investigating the geographical and social features that shaped their lives and writing. The book also compares the times they lived in with the present. Michael, who lives in Thornton, where Emily, Charlotte, Anne and Branwell Bronte were born, became captivated by the Brontes after he left school and disco...

THE social and natural history that shaped the Brontes is explored in a new book tracing the literary family’s footsteps. Walking the Invisible, by Michael Stewart, follows the Bronte Stones trail, taking a series of walks through landscapes and buildings familiar to the family and investigating the geographical and social features that shaped their lives and writing. The book also compares the times they lived in with the present. Michael, who lives in Thornton, where Emily, Charlotte, Anne and Branwell Bronte were born, became captivated by the Brontes after he left school and disco...

Drongo: The kotwal among birds who plays with fire A glossy black bird with a distinctive forked tail and perched on a bare branch was looking for something when it   |  29 Dec 2020 4:02 AM GMT NEW DELHI: A glossy black bird with a distinctive forked tail and perched on a bare branch was looking for something when it suddenly flew and next he was seen hovering over a Tawny eagle, more than twice his size and much stronger. But our bird, known as the black drongo was unfazed and fearlessly fighting off the eagle from his territory. The drongo kept dive-bombing without any hesitation and the...