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30 July (1845): Below, on the occasion of her twenty-seventh birthday, Emily Brontë recounts the travels and literary efforts of her previous four years. The letter’s recipient, Ellen Nussey, was a longtime correspondent of the Brontë sisters. My birthday—showery—breezy–cool—I am twenty seven years old today—this morning Anne and I opened the papers we wrote 4 years since on my twenty third birthday—this paper we intend, if all be well, to open on my 30th three years hence in 1848—since the 1841 paper, the following events have taken place. [...] I am at present writing a work on the First Wars—Anne has been writing some articles on this and a book by Henry Sophona—We intend sticking firm by the rascals [sic] as long as they delight us which I am glad to say they do at present... Keep reading here: theamericanreader/30-july-1845-emily-bronte-to-ellen-nussey/
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:18:29 +0000

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