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Under what collective pen name did Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë first publish their 1846 poetry collection 'Poems'?
Answer
Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell
The Brontë sisters published 'Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell' in 1846, choosing androgynous surnames that preserved their initials (C.B., E.B., A.B.) while concealing their gender from a publishing industry biased against women writers.
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Brontë sisters submitted their poems under male pseudonyms because publishers rejected works by women, then revealed their true identities after acceptance.
Other options people guess
- George, Edward, and Thomas Bell
- Charles, Edwin, and Arthur Bell
- Walter, Edmund, and Alfred Bell
Topics
- bronte-sisters
- pseudonyms
- 19th-century
- poetry
- women-writers
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