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| Row as Lily Cole made patron of Bronte Society | Row as Lily Cole made patron of Bronte Society |
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| A literary expert has resigned from the Bronte Society over a "rank farce" decision to appoint a supermodel and actress as its patron for 2018. | A literary expert has resigned from the Bronte Society over a "rank farce" decision to appoint a supermodel and actress as its patron for 2018. |
| Lily Cole was chosen by the society as a creative partner at the Bronte Parsonage Museum for the 200th anniversary of Emily Bronte's birth. | Lily Cole was chosen by the society as a creative partner at the Bronte Parsonage Museum for the 200th anniversary of Emily Bronte's birth. |
| Nick Holland, author of books on the Bronte sisters, said such an important role should have gone to a writer. | Nick Holland, author of books on the Bronte sisters, said such an important role should have gone to a writer. |
| The Bronte Society said it looked forward to working with Cole. | The Bronte Society said it looked forward to working with Cole. |
| More stories from across Yorkshire | More stories from across Yorkshire |
| Mr Holland, 47, from Barnsley, who had been a member of the society for several years, said: "I think it's a disgrace. | Mr Holland, 47, from Barnsley, who had been a member of the society for several years, said: "I think it's a disgrace. |
| "I understand the society wants to target a younger audience but this is going about it the wrong way and risks diluting the work and legacy of Emily Bronte." | "I understand the society wants to target a younger audience but this is going about it the wrong way and risks diluting the work and legacy of Emily Bronte." |
| In his blog post last month, Mr Holland said: "The central question should be, what would Emily Bronte think if she found that the role of chief 'artist' and organiser in her celebratory year was a supermodel? | In his blog post last month, Mr Holland said: "The central question should be, what would Emily Bronte think if she found that the role of chief 'artist' and organiser in her celebratory year was a supermodel? |
| "We all know the answer to that, and anyone who doesn't isn't fit to make the decision or have any role in the governance of the Bronte Society." | "We all know the answer to that, and anyone who doesn't isn't fit to make the decision or have any role in the governance of the Bronte Society." |
| Lily Cole | |
| Sources: Environmental Justice Foundation, Global Angels, Impossible.com, Glasgow Caledonian University | |
| He said that while he would still visit the Bronte Parsonage Museum, based in the Bronte's home village of Haworth in West Yorkshire, he "could no longer continue to be a member of a society whose leaders' views are so opposed to my own". | He said that while he would still visit the Bronte Parsonage Museum, based in the Bronte's home village of Haworth in West Yorkshire, he "could no longer continue to be a member of a society whose leaders' views are so opposed to my own". |
| Mr Holland added: "It's best that I leave the society now before they announce James Corden as the creative partner for 2019, a year in which Patrick Bronte is being remembered, and Rita Ora as organiser for Anne Bronte's celebrations in 2020." | Mr Holland added: "It's best that I leave the society now before they announce James Corden as the creative partner for 2019, a year in which Patrick Bronte is being remembered, and Rita Ora as organiser for Anne Bronte's celebrations in 2020." |
| The Bronte Society said: "Lily's innovative projects in the fields of literacy, nature, story-telling and the environment are the perfect fit for Emily, and her originality and creativity will bring a fresh perspective to our 2018 celebrations." | The Bronte Society said: "Lily's innovative projects in the fields of literacy, nature, story-telling and the environment are the perfect fit for Emily, and her originality and creativity will bring a fresh perspective to our 2018 celebrations." |
| Emily Bronte, the renowned Wuthering Heights author, was born on 30 July 1818. | |
| A series of events celebrating her bicentenary were announced last month. | A series of events celebrating her bicentenary were announced last month. |