Charlotte Bronte wrote a book at the age of fourteen and now it’s coming home. It was recently bought by the Bronte Society in Paris. The last time the book was up for auction was in 2011, and that time around the Bronte society lost out. This time around the Society was able to purchase it for 600,000 euros.
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The book was written about Bronte’s toy soldiers that she and her younger siblings used to play with. She created an imaginary world for them and wrote six little stories for them. The Bronte Parsonage Museum already owns four of the these rare books, and now five. According to executive director, Kitty Wright, they were determined to bring home the little books to the museum, which was where the books were written 189-years-ago. Principal Curator, Ann Disdale, even said obtaining this little book is the highlight of her thirty year career at the museum.
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Charlotte Bronte is best known for her novel, Jane Eyre, which was written in 1847. Her little books written beforehand showed her ambition to become an author, which of course led to Jane Eyre, and a few others.
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