Charlotte Brontë manuscript material : 7 items, 1830-1854

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Charlotte Brontë manuscript material : 7 items, 1830-1854

· Holograph manuscript, "The adventures of Ernest Alembert" ; 25 May 1830 (MISC 0187), 16 p. short story first published in 1896 by Thomas J. Wise, for private circulation. · To William Smith Williams, Brontë's publisher : 2 autograph letters signed ; 21 Dec. 1847 (MISC 0191)*, signed "C. Bell" ; 15 Feb. 1848 (MISC 0192)*, signed "Currer Bell." · To Ellen Nussey, Brontë's lifelong school friend : 4 autograph letters signed ; 30 Jan. 1850 (MISC 0193) ; 9 Sep. 1852 (MISC 0194)* ; 7 Sep. 1854 (MISC 0195)* ; 11 Apr. 1854 (MISC 0060)*. The letter of April 1854 informs Nussey of Brontë's engagement to Arthur Bell Nicholls.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8178450

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Nussey, Ellen

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Williams, William Smith, 1800-1875.

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Epithet: reader to Messrs. Smith and Elder British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x00006c ...

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....