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Tiny piece of Bronte history to go on display
From: Yorkshire Post
Date: 20060517
Author:
Lizzie Murphy
THE earliest known book written by Charlotte Bronte is to go on public display next month.
The tiny manuscript, no bigger than the palm of a hand, measures 42 x 64mm, and was believed to be a story written by Charlotte between 1826 and 1829, when she was aged between 10 and 13, for her sister Anne.
The fragile piece, which was bound in leather at a later date, is the only surviving one of its kind and includes watercolour pictures and the original covers which were made from tiny pieces of grey- flowered wallpaper which is still intact.
Although the volume has been part of the ...
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