Research Catalog

Title

Charlotte Brontë manuscript material : 7 items, 1830-1854

Author

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Nussey, Ellen
• Williams, William Smith

Found In

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925

Description

7 items

Summary

• · Holograph short story, "The adventures of Ernest Alembert" : 25 May 1830 : (MISC 0187) : 16 p.; stitched within brown paper covers marked in Brontë's juvenile hand, "The Adventures of Ernest / Alembert a Tale by C / Brontë May 25 1830"; begins, "Many Years ago there lived in a certain country, A youth named Ernest Alembert. He came of an ancient & noble race ..." With the bookplate of H. Buxton Forman.
• · To William Smith Williams, Brontë's publisher : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed "C Bell" : 21 Dec 1847 : (MISC 0191) : [no place] : begins, "I am, for my own part, dissatisfied with the preface I sent -- I fear it savours of flippancy...; also mentioning the kindness of Mr. Smith to send her a copy of Leigh Hunt's A Jar of Honey. Shelved as *Pforz A-RU 04. -- 1 autograph letter signed "Currer Bell" : 15 Feb 1848 : (MISC 0192) : [no place] : begins, "Your letter, as you may fancy, has given me something to think about..."; also includes, "Have you not two classes of writers -- the author and the bookmaker?" Shelved as *Pforz A-RU 04.
• · To Ellen Nussey, a lifelong friend : 4 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed "CB" : 30 Jan 1850 : (MISC 0193) : [no place] : begins, "I wonder how your poor mother is this morning, and how you are too ..." Shelved as *Pforz A-RU 04. -- 1 autograph letter signed "C Brontë" : 9 Sep 1852 : (MISC 0194) : [no place] : begins, "I did not send the Ex[aminer] last week not knowing how to address..." Shelved as *Pforz A-RU 04. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Apr 1854 : (MISC 0060) : from Haworth : begins, "Thank you for the collar. It is very pretty, and I _will_ wear it for the sake of her who made and gave it..."; also announces her engagement to Arthur Bell Nicholls -- 1 autograph letter signed "C B Nicholls" : 7 Sep 1854 : (MISC 0195) : from Haworth : begins, "I send a French paper to-day." Shelved as *Pforz A-RU 04.

Alternative Title

Adventures of Ernest Alembert

Subjects

• Short stories, English > 19th century > Manuscripts > Specimens
• Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 > Correspondence
• Novelists, English > 19th century > Correspondence

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Charlotte Brontë, English novelist.

Call Number

Pforz MS

OCLC

NYPW03-A33

Author

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855.

Title

Charlotte Brontë manuscript material : 7 items, 1830-1854

Biography

Charlotte Brontë, English novelist.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

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Added Author

Nussey, Ellen, addressee.

Williams, William Smith, addressee.

Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917. Former owner

Note

Adventures of Ernest Alembert

Found In:

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925

Research Call Number

Pforz MS