“I am no bird”: Charlotte Brontë and Currer Bell | In-Person Behind the Bookcase

This program is sponsored by Robert K. Urquhart 

Registration

• General admission is $25 and includes access to the museum.
• Rosenbach members receive a 50% discount on general admission.
• Delancey Society members receive free admission to Behind the Bookcase.
• Not a member? We invite you to join upon registration. Click here for more information about membership.
• This is an in-person event at The Rosenbach. Please check your spam folder for your email confirmation.
• This event requires proof of vaccination.
• If you have questions about registration, please call (215) 732-1600 or email [email protected].
• Registration opens for Delancey Society members on November 15, for members on November 22, and for the general public on November 29.

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Description

When first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Currer Bell, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, along with the novels of her sisters, Anne and Emily, was in some ways a revolutionary novel told from a woman’s perspective.  From the young orphan Jane’s “fierce speaking” against the injustices of those attempting to control her to the adult Jane’s proclamation, “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me,” Charlotte Brontë created a character who refused to be kept in her place. Join Sundays with Jane Eyre host, Edward G. Pettit, for a hands-on experience of some of the Brontëana in the Rosenbach’s collection, including a letter from Charlotte to her good friend Ellen Nussey, a manuscript of her Preface to Jane Eyre, and even copies of her novels owned by another famous 19th Century author, Lewis Carroll. 

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Proof of Vaccination

Beginning on September 1, visitors and program attendees must show proof of vaccination along with all ​staff members and volunteers. With limited space for social distancing in our historic house and library, requiring proof of vaccination is the best way to protect the health and safety of our visitors and staff.

• Visitors and program attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination along with their photo ID at the front desk. We will accept your original CDC issued card or a photo.
• With the vaccine requirement in place, masks are not required but are encouraged and will be available for use.
• Visitors who are unable to show proof of vaccination will not be able to visit The Rosenbach at this time, including unvaccinated children under the age of 12.

About Behind the Bookcase: Hands-on Tours at The Rosenbach

Behind the Bookcase: Hands-on Tours offer unparalleled access to see, and even touch, rare and important items not usually on view to the public. Each program is dedicated to a different author, theme, or topic and grants a truly hands-on experience with materials in The Rosenbach’s inspiring collection.

See all upcoming tours here. Space is limited and advance registration is strongly recommended.