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Total number of records: 2019
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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | 57 |
| Patrick Branwell Bronte | 23 |
| Catholic Church | 20 |
| Hall, John Charles (1816-1876) | 14 |
| Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930) | 14 |
| Roberts, Samuel (1763-1848) | 11 |
| Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton | 10 |
| Colvil, Samuel (1640-1680) | 9 |
| Favell, Charles F | 8 |
| Currer Bell | 8 |
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Bennett Family Correspondence
Bennett family
c.1840-1866
The letters include 16 from the writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu to Bessie Pigott Bennett (whose younger sister, Susan, he married in 1844); 47 from Margaret Decluzeau to Bessie Pigott Bennett; and about 27...
'Letters of A. B. Nicholls to Ellen Nussey'
1855-1858
Nine autograph letters from A. B. Nicholls to Ellen Nussey, bound together.
'Sylvia's Lovers' annotated manuscript (slightly incomplete)
1863
Manuscript draft for 'Sylvia's Lovers, with original printer's marks and Gaskell's revisions. The draft includes a top sheet with directions to the printer. Loose sheets in 10 envelopes. Mainly bla...
Letter from Charlotte Brontë to Amelia Ringrose
24 Dec 1847
Letter to Amelia Ringrose at Brookroyd. Commenting on a letter Brontë has received from Ringrose making her acquaintance, and their mutual friendship with Ellen Nussey.
Letter from Charlotte Brontë to Amelia Ringrose
26 Feb 1848
Letter to Amelia Ringrose thanking her for a letter explaining why there has been a ‘long silence’ in correspondence from Ellen Nussey. Letter also discusses Ringrose’s ‘mental disquiet’, ev...
Letter from Charlotte Brontë to Amelia Ringrose
5 Nov 1849
Letter to Amelia Ringrose thanking her for a letter which provided Brontë with amusement. Letter also discusses Ringrose’s dejected state, and a heavy burden facing Ellen Nussey. Also discusses a f...
Letter from Charlotte Brontë to Amelia Ringrose
16 Nov 1849
Letter commenting upon Amelia Ringrose’s recent visit to see Joe Taylor at Hunsworth. Brontë predicts Ringrose ‘will see more of Mr. Joe’. Letter also asks Ringrose to comment further on Ellen ...
Letter from Charlotte Brontë to Amelia Ringrose
25 Jan 1850
Letter to Amelia Ringrose thanking her for a pair of cuffs and enquiring after her and her sister Rosy’s health. Also discusses Ellen Nussey’s recent visit to Haworth and Charlotte Brontë’s fee...
Letter from Charlotte Brontë to Amelia Ringrose
22 Apr 1850
Letter to Amelia Ringrose written on a Sunday evening, discussing Brontë’s recent visit to see Ellen Nussey; Nussey’s ongoing recovery from illness and trip to the dentist at Leeds. Letter also c...
Letter from Charlotte Brontë to Amelia Ringrose
16 Mar 1850
Letter to Amelia Ringrose commenting on Brontë’s recent visit to Lancashire, and providing advice on whether Ringrose should marry [Joe Taylor]. Letter also discusses the ill-health of Ringrose’...
Letter from Charlotte Brontë to Amelia Ringrose
31 Mar 1850
Letter commenting on the death of Amelia Ringrose’s mother, meditating on Brontë’s own experience of the death of her sisters and brother [Emily, Anne and Branwell], and requesting she does not t...
Letter from Charlotte Brontë to Amelia Ringrose
7 June 1851
Letter to Amelia Taylor, née Ringrose, requesting permission to gift the cushion Amelia made her to Mrs Smith with whom Charlotte Brontë was staying in London. Brontë comments upon various subjects...