WRITER William Atkins will speak in Haworth this month about his book The Moor: Lives, Landscape, Literature.

The book follows William’s journey on foot through Britain's moorlands from the southwest tip to the Scottish borders.

He will talk about the important role the British moorland has in our literature, history and psyche.

William visited Haworth when he was writing his book, which includes a description of his walk to Top Withens with local historian Steven Wood.

He later repeated the walk with Mariella Frostrup for BBC Radio 4’s Open Book programme, and discussed the significance of Top Withens as a literary and historical site.

In the Haworth event on April 17 William will talk about the ways that literature is connected with landscape, bringing in literary works such as Wuthering Heights, Hound of the Baskervilles and Lorna Doone.

Jenna Holmes, arts officer at the Brontë Parsonage Museum, said she was delighted that William Atkins was returning to Haworth.

She said: “He gives a wonderful account of the Haworth moors in his book, including the history of the three Withens farms and the families who once lived there, and anyone interested in local history as well as the landscape will find this a fascinating event.”

The talk is part of the Brontë Society’s latest contemporary arts season, which is funded by Arts Council England.

The Brontë Society, founded in 1893 in Bradford, is one of the oldest literary societies in the English speaking world.

The charity runs the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, collecting and exhibiting material relating to the Brontës’ lives and works.

The museum houses the world’s largest collection of artefacts and documents associated with the Brontë family and their work.

William Atkins’s talk will be at the West Lane Baptist Centre from 7.30pm. Visit bronte.org.uk/whats-on or call 01535 640188 to book tickets, which cost £6.