vrijdag 8 juli 2011

http://bronteblog.blogspot.com/

Next July 15, at Sotheby's there will be an auction with interesting Brontë items.
Charlotte Brontë Autograph Letter Signed, to Ellen Nussey


1)  "...I know my own sentiments because I can read my own mind, but the mind of the rest of man and woman-kind, are to me sealed volumes, hieroglyphicked scrolls which I cannot easily either unseal or decipher; yet time, careful study, long acquaintance overcome most difficulties, and in your case, I think they have succeeded well in bringing to light and Construing that hidden language whose turnings, windings, inconsistencies, and obscurities, so frequently baffle the researches of the honest observer of human Nature..."

2)  The very rare first edition (issued with her sister's novel Agnes Grey) in near fine condition of Emily Brontë's classic romantic work, consistently among the three best-selling novels in the English language. Almost universally rejected by uncomprehending reviewers upon publication (sales were not even of an order to justify any publisher's payment to either Emily or Anne Brontë)
Read more on http://bronteblog.blogspot.com/

Geen opmerkingen:

Een reactie posten