The Brontë Society is marking its debut as a publisher with a title
featuring two unpublished manuscripts by Charlotte Brontë, found in a
book belonging to her mother.
Written in the Jane Eyre author’s own hand, the 77-line poem
and a 74-line story were found in the leaves of a book belonging to her
mother and sold to the society in 2015.
The title containing the manuscripts, The Remains of Henry Kirke White,
is one of the rare surviving possessions of Maria Brontë, whose box,
containing all her property, was shipwrecked off the Devonshire coast
shortly before her marriage to Patrick Brontë in 1812. It contains Latin
inscriptions in Patrick’s hand which read: “The book of my dearest wife
and it was saved from the waves. So then it will always be preserved”.
Facsimiles of the two manuscripts, annotations found in the book and a
sketch by Charlotte Brontë's brother, Branwell, will be reproduced in
the new title along with contributions from four Brontë specialists.
They will explore the significance of the find and will “reveal
important new information” relating to her mother, and her place in the
Brontë story. ... [mehr] https://www.thebookseller.com/news/bront-society-publishes-lost-manuscripts-charlotte-bront-755396
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