The Bronte sisters published anonymously, in 1846, a little volume of verse with tfie title Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. This, however, was only a selection from their manuscripts, and much remained. Charlotte Bronte, in 1850, after the death of her sisters, Emily and Anne, revised their
"Beauty and the Beast" is one of the most felicitous productions of the kind ever published, and its author may in vain hope to excel, or even equal it. Its astonishing success in this country, where some of its local allusions can be but partially appreciated, is an unanswerable proof of its great
(…) Naturally, this is not a general collection of legendary ballads, and the slightly hackneyed themes of love and romance, so well known to us all, have not been touched upon in a volume intended only to deal with the weird and wonderful. Elves and fairies, demons and witches run riot through
Excerpt from The History of a Mouthful of Bread: And Its Effect on the Organization of Men and Animals I AM going to tell you, my dear child, something of the life and nature of men and animals, believing the information may be Of use to you in after-life, besides being an amusement to you now.
