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Holograph short story, "The Adventures of Ernest Alembert," signed, [pages 4 and 5]

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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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Series I. Writings

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Holograph short story, "The Adventures of Ernest Alembert," signed

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Title
Holograph short story, "The Adventures of Ernest Alembert," signed, [pages 4 and 5]
Names
Foreman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917 (Former owner)
Pforzheimer, Carl H.(Carl Howard), 1879-1957 (Former owner)
Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 (Author)
Collection

Charlotte Brontë manuscript material

Series I. Writings

Holograph short story, "The Adventures of Ernest Alembert," signed

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1830-05-25
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (MISC 0187)
Topics
Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Adventures of Ernest Alembert
Genres
Fiction
Manuscripts
Notes
Content: Hand-sewn in rough brown paper wrappers marked in Brontë's juvenile hand: "The Adventures of Ernest / Alembert. a Tale by C. / Brontë. May 25 1830"; in cursive script; begins, "Many years ago there lived in a certain country a youth named Ernest Alembert. He came of an ancient and noble race; but one of his ancestors having been beheaded in consequence of a suspicion of high treason, the family since that time had gradually decayed, until at lenght the only remaining branch of it was this young man of whom I write ...." Includes several marginal doodles. Booklet measures 18.4 x 11.1 cm. With the bookplate of Harry Buxton Forman to inside of upper wrapper.
Content: Alexander page 154
Citation/reference: "The Adventures of Ernest Alembert" was published in An Edition of The Early Writings of Charlotte Brontë Volume I: The Glass Town Saga 1826-1832, edited by Christine Alexander (Published for the Shakespeare Head Press by Basil Blackwell, 1987).
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15560649
MSS Unit ID: 19354
Archives EAD ID: 3601256
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

  • 1830: Created
  • 1842: Creator Born
  • 1917: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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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," signed" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1830. https://old-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," signed" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://old-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. (1830). Holograph short story, "The Adventures of Ernest Alembert," signed Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d0dec10-da09-013a-ee9c-0242ac110003

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Holograph short story, "The Adventures of Ernest Alembert," signed