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Holograph short story, "The adventures of Ernest Alembert"

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Charlotte Brontë manuscript material

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Holograph short story, "The adventures of Ernest Alembert"

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Title
Holograph short story, "The adventures of Ernest Alembert"
Additional title: The adventures of Ernest Alembert
Names
Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 (Creator)
Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917 (Former owner)
Collection

Charlotte Brontë manuscript material

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1830-05-25
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS
Genres
Manuscripts
Short stories
Notes
Content: Begins, "Many Years ago there lived in a certain country, A youth named Ernest Alembert. He came of an ancient & noble race ..."
Content: With the bookplate of H. Buxton Forman.
Physical Description
Extent: 16 pages
Stitched within brown paper covers marked in Brontë's juvenile hand, "The Adventures of Ernest / Alembert a Tale by C / Brontë May 25 1830
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15560649
MSS Unit ID: 19354
Other local Identifier: MISC 0187
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.WW42
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6c69c4a0-da09-013a-0435-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1816: Creator Born
  • 1830: Created
  • 1855: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph short story, "The adventures of Ernest Alembert"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1830. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d0dec10-da09-013a-ee9c-0242ac110003

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph short story, "The adventures of Ernest Alembert"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d0dec10-da09-013a-ee9c-0242ac110003

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1830). Holograph short story, "The adventures of Ernest Alembert" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d0dec10-da09-013a-ee9c-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Holograph short story, "The adventures of Ernest Alembert"