![]() ![]() … I feel as if we were all buried here.’ The sisters subsequently adopted their androgynous pseudonyms – Currer Bell for Charlotte, Ellis Bell for Emily, and Acton Bell for Anne – because they suspected their work would receive adverse reviews if it appeared under a female name (compare George Eliot and George Sand). In a letter of March 1845, Charlotte had written, ‘I shall soon be 30 – and I have done nothing yet. However, it was the failure of this poetry volume that convinced the sisters to turn their attention to writing novels: the following year Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, and Agnes Grey were all published. ![]() ![]() Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell (1846) sold a total of two copies when first published. ![]() If you enjoy this post, you might also want to see how you fare with our 10 Classic Victorian Novels Everyone Should Read.ġ. The sisters’ first volume of poems sold just two copies. This post is designed to celebrate the Brontë sisters and their work in another instalment of our Five Fascinating Facts series. ![]()
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