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Brotherton Collection30
English Literature5

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english literature1
english poetry1
letters1

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Patrick Branwell Bronte8
Bronte, Charlotte (1816-1855)2
Currer Bell2
Bronte Family1
Bronte, Patrick Branwell (1817-1848)1
Nussey, Ellen (1817-1897)1

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Up to 189928
Up to 19992
Caractacus. A Dramatic Poem'
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Caractacus. A Dramatic Poem

26 - 28 June 1830

Miniature volume. A play in two acts. The preface begins, "Of the events recorded in this poem, those which are not fictitious are took from the early English History."

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Manuscript poem entitled 'Lydia Gisbourne'
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Manuscript poem entitled 'Lydia Gisbourne'

c. Jun 1846

Title in Greek; written in pencil. Accompanied by a pencil sketch of a peak entitled 'Pen Maen Mawr'.

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Manuscript poem entitled 'Pen Maen Mawr'.
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Manuscript poem entitled 'Pen Maen Mawr'.

c1845

Manuscript poem written in pencil. Also known as 'Penmaenmawr'.

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Manuscript poem entitled 'Queen Mary's Grave'
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'The Outcast Mother' Emily Brontë poem proofs

Apr 1860

Three page proofs of a poem by Emily Brontë, 'The Outcast Mother' (more correctly titled 'A Farewell to Alexandria'). Proofs from the posthumous publication in The Cornhill Magazine, dated in print '...

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Manuscript poem beginning 'While fabled scenes and fancied forms...'
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Manuscript poem beginning 'While fabled scenes and fancied forms...'

c1845-1846

Manuscript poem with a hand-drawn sketch of an island in both plan and elevation views on reverse of paper. The item is bound in a paper cover on which there is a typescript transcript of the poem.

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Manuscript poem entitled 'An Echo from Indian Cannon'
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Manuscript poem entitled 'An Echo from Indian Cannon'

c. Mar 1846

Manuscript poem. Written after the second stanza, "Air by Baron Gluck Adapted to English words by P.B. Brontë. (Air "Non vi turbate no" or "Mater divinae gratiae.")." This is the first half of the p...

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Manuscript poem which begins 'Long since that bold heart...'
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Manuscript poem which begins 'Long since that bold heart...'

c. Mar 1846

Manuscript poem. This is the second half of the poem, 'An Echo from Indian Cannon' which is item BC MS 19c Brontë/02/02/37.

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Poem - 'Might rough rocks find 'neath calmest sea...
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Poem beginning 'Might rough rocks find 'neath calmest sea...

c.1847

Partial manuscript draft of a poem beginning 'Might rough rocks find neath calmest sea.' (This appears to be the final line of a previous stanza). Appears to be the lower half of a larger page.

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'Brearley Hill', with doodles and notes
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'Oh Thou whose beams were most withdrawn' poem, notes and doodles

8 August 1841

Two loose pages kept together. Recto of first page contains notes and sketches, verso contains some notes, sketches and a poem beginning 'Oh Thou whose beams were most withdrawn'. Poem is continued on...

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Manuscript poem, written in pencil, which begins 'I saw a picture, yesterday...'
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Untitled poem, written in pencil, which begins 'I saw a picture, yesterday...'

c. 1844-1845

Untitled manuscript poem written in pencil. Previously cut in half and attached to a larger piece of paper.

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