Autograph letters signed (6) : Haworth, to W.S. Williams, 1847 Oct. 28-1850 Sept. 13.

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Autograph letters signed (6) : Haworth, to W.S. Williams, 1847 Oct. 28-1850 Sept. 13.

About business and literary matters, the deaths of Branwell and Emily Brontë, various publications, and her acquaintances in London. With mention of Thackerary's comments on her work, and comments about "Jane Eyre" (in letter of October 28, 1847). Concerning the death of her brother, Branwell (letter of 2 October 1848).

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Brontë, Patrick Branwell, 1817-1848

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Patrick Branwell Brontë (born Thornton, England, 26 June 1817 – died 24 September 1848, Hayworth, England) was an English painter and writer. He was the only son of the Brontë family, and brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily and Anne. Brontë was rigorously tutored at home by his father, and earned praise for his poetry and translations from the classics. However, he drifted between jobs, supporting himself by portrait-painting, and gave way to drug and alcohol addiction, apparently worsened b...

Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863

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Amy Crowe (1831-1865) was a family friend who lived with Thackeray as his adopted daughter and later married Thackerays̓ cousin Edward Talbot Thackeray. From the description of [Letter] to Amy Crowe, 27 September [1854], 36 Onslow Sqr. Brompton. [1854] (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 35091085 Thackeray was an English novelist and satirist. J. Pearson and Co. and George William Childs were booksellers in London. Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchi...

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855

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Charlotte Brontë (b. April 21, 1816, Thornton, Yorkshire, England–d. March 31, 1855, Haworth, Yorkshire, England), English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters. She first published her works, including Jane Eyre, under the pen name Currer Bell....

Williams, William Smith, 1800-1875.

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