Scope and arrangement
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" : (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.