US-born playwright takes on Brontë role

An award-winning playwright has accepted the post of president of the Brontë Society.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Feb 2011, 13:57 BST

Bonnie Greer, who is also a novelist and broadcaster, said the position was a great honour.

Founded in 1893, the society is based at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, home of the writers, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë.

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Ms Greer said: “The work of the Brontës encompasses some of the most exquisite examples of the beauty, strength, wonder and depth of the human spirit.

“This is their gift to us, and the answer that I give the little girl I was long ago, when I asked myself what relevance they had for me, growing up African-American on the South Side of Chicago.

“Their universality is unquestioned. Their power to speak to all people down through the ages is a legacy and a flame I want to help perpetuate and cherish.”