Branwell Brontë Angrian manuscripts
Brontë family manuscripts: an introduction
Francis O'Gorman, Professor of Victorian Literature at the University of Leeds, introduces the Brontë family manuscripts, part of the original Brotherton Collection.
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Charlotte Brontë manuscripts
Description of Charlotte Bronte material in Bronte Family Manuscripts.
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Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell
Description of letters from Charlotte Brontë & Elizabeth Gaskell describing each other.
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Revd. Arthur Bell Nicholls
Description of A B Nicholls letter to Ellen Nussey following Charlotte Brontë's death.
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Branwell Brontë poetry
Description of Branwell Bronte manuscripts in the Brotherton Collection, part 1
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Branwell Brontë artwork
Description of Branwell Brontë artwork in Brontë family manuscripts collection
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Branwell Brontë 'Our Lady of Greif'
Description of Branwell Bronte's sketch '‘Our Lady of Grief’.
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Branwell's Angrian manuscripts are more characteristic of his literary activities and comprise both poems and stories written out in the tiniest of hands.
Angria was one of the Brontë children's imaginary kingdoms, which grew out of early games with toy soldiers.
Sometime before November 1834, Emily and Anne created a new kingdom called Gondal. Many of Emily's poems were to have their origin in its now largely lost tales including some of her most distinguished such as 'Remembrance'.
Around the same time, Branwell and Charlotte formed Angria. Material in the collection demonstrates Branwell's literary creativity was nurtured by its possibilities.
