Manuscript entitled A Book of Ryhmes measures 10cm by 6cm and was written by the author when she was 13
, an unprecedented treasure trove of literary heritage and wonders that includes a letter in which Jane Austen anticipates the end of a love affair.
Geordie Greig, the chair of FNL, said they had only two weeks to raise the money to buy the book, which had been a daunting task.“Saving Charlotte Brontë’s little book is a giant gain for Britain,” he said. “To return this literary treasure to the Brontë Parsonage where it was written is important for scholars and also students studying one of our greatest women writers.
Dinsdale said it was likely all four Brontës made little books or magazines when they were children, although none survive by Anne or Emily. The four siblings created a sophisticated imaginary world with a nation called Angria and a city called Glasstown, filled with their childhood heroes. From there came some of the greatest of all novels, none more so than Charlotte’s Jane Eyre and Emily’s Wuthering Heights.Dinsdale said it was absolutely thrilling to be the recipients of such an “extraordinary and unexpected” donation.
“It is always emotional when an item belonging to the Brontë family is returned home and this final little book coming back to the place it was written when it had been thought lost is very special for us.”
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