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Ellis, Sarah Stickney.
The Women of England.
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1839.
“An Evening’s Gossip on New Novels.”
Dublin University Magazine,
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Gaskell, E. C.
The Life of Charlotte Brontë.
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Gates, Barbara Timm.
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Gordon, Lyndall.
Charlotte Brontë: A Passionate Life.
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Green, Dudley.
Patrick Brontë: Father of Genius.
Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Nonsuch, 2008.
Grundy, Francis H.
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Harrison, Ada M., and Derek Stanford.
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Villette
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The Brontës: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence.
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The Works of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë.
Vol. 8:
Poems of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell with Cottage Poems by Patrick Brontë.
London: J. M. Dent and Co., 1893.
“Wuthering Heights.”
Leader,
December 28, 1850, p. 953.
Writing as Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, the Brontë sisters collaborated on a collection of poetry. As individuals they completed seven novels that were intended for publication. These classic works have appeared in numerous editions, but the following were the first:
Poems,
by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. London: Aylott and Jones, 1846.
Jane Eyre,
by Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder and Company, 1847.
Wuthering Heights,
by Ellis Bell. London: T. C. Newby, 1847.
Agnes Grey,
by Acton Bell. London: T. C. Newby, 1847.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall,
by Acton Bell. London: T. C. Newby, 1848.
Shirley,
by Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder and Company, 1849.
Villette,
by Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder and Company, 1853.
The Professor,
by Currer Bell. London: Smith, Elder and Company, 1857.
The Brontës wrote a great many letters, although not all of them have survived. A complete collection has yet to be published, but this one is large and comprehensive:
The Brontës: Their Lives, Friendships, and Correspondence
(4 vols.), edited by Thomas J. Wise. Philadelphia: Porcupine Press, 1980.
Readers interested in the Brontës’ childhood writings can refer to:
Tales of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondal,
edited by Christine Alexander. Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Jane Eyre