The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglomerate Network and Lit Hub Radio.

Hey, Harry. Hello, mate.

Got any tips for the football?

Your best bet is to head over to bet Victor.

They're giving new customers a terrific welcome offer.

If you bet a minimum of £10, they'll give you £30 in three bets.

Oh, that's a steel of a deal. It's a good darn deal that'll make your squirrel for real. Neil? My name's not Neil. I know, but it rhymed. Listen to Harry and make your best bet on the football at Bet Victor. 18 plus opt in and bet on any football marketing at odds of evens or greater no, cash out seven-day expiry terms and conditions apply at gamblerware.org. Get a free bet when you bet five pounds every week of the Premier League season and a big boost every day. That's satisfaction from Labbrooks. And for extra satisfaction, here's the decency's garage style. 18 plus 1st of September to 24th of May. Opting Selected Premier League markets Match one free bet per week Values vary Restrictions and TNCs apply Daily odds boosts TNCs on ladbrooks.com Gamblerware.org Gamblingware.org I Oh, yeah, I'm going to wear the org. Hello, the tragic early deaths of two of the Bronte sister novelists, Emily and Ann, left Charlotte alone to tell the tale, as Ishmael might have put it.

But while Ishmael was a fictional character and seems

reliable enough, if limited, Charlotte was a real-life person with motivations of her own. How much did she

distort the story? And why did she do it? We talked to author Catherine Rayner about the sibling rivalry of the Brontes.

Plus, we hear from Keith Cooper, expert in science fiction and science fact,

about his choice for the last book he will ever read.

That's all coming up today on the history of literature.

Okay, here we go. Welcome to the podcast. I'm Jack Wilson, your host. I'm glad you're here.

Let's jump right in. The story starts with a grave.

A mystery around a grave. And Bronte was buried in Paradise, a place called that, literally.

Author Catherine Rayner noted that piece of trivia and noted that Paradise was 70 miles away from where the rest of the

Brontes were buried. She was curious about that, and she started tugging on some threads,

and she wound up with enough to write a book about it. These Brontes were, of course,

like any other family, full of cliques and alliances, supportive, squabbling, jealous at times, rivalrous.

They were not like any other family in a couple of big ways. One is the inordinate amount of

tragedy that they knew disease and death was a constant in their lives, a daily constant,

...