presently after his Fatherhood gave him 12 toy dog soldiers as a gift , Branwell Brontë and the three Brontë sisters — Charlotte , Emily , and Anne — establishedan imaginary , miniature land called the Glass Town Federation where the soldier could reign . To supplement their game , 14 - year - oldCharlotte Brontëwrote a serial of six books beginning in 1830 called “ The Young Men ’s Magazine , ” which she made flyspeck enough for the soldiers to “ say . ”
Four of thebooksare kept at the family ’s former home , now the Brontë Parsonage Museum , in Haworth , Yorkshire . A 5th volume has been lose since the 1930s . Now , after a lengthy fundraising endeavor , theBrontë Societyhas buy the last persist volume at a Paris vendue . It ’ll soon be display alongside the other issues in the museum .
It is n’t the first time the Brontë Society essay to institute the record back home . According toThe New York Times , it surfaced at an auction in Sotheby ’s in 2011 , but the bon ton was outbid by the Paris - establish Museum of Letters and Manuscripts , which by and by folded after being accused of fraud .
The Guardianreportsthat upon hearing the item would soon be up for auction again , the Brontë Society launch a month - long publiccampaignto bring up money for its purchase , with the public supporting of Dame Judi Dench , honorary chairperson of the Brontë Society . They crowdfunded about $ 110,000 , and the National Heritage Memorial Fund along with other organizations will cut through the rest of the $ 777,000 cost ( bid and fees included ) .
The 4000 - Book book measures about 1.5 inches by 2.5 in and contains all the trapping of a quality literature magazine publisher — advertizement , story , and writerly wit . One ad , for example , was place by “ six young men ” who “ wish to lease themselves all a hire for the purpose in clean out pockets they are in reduce destiny . ” And one of the three original tale admit a tantrum like to the one inJane Eyrewhen Bertha place Mr. Rochester ’s seam on fire .
“ Charlotte wrote this minuscule magazine for the toy soldiers she and her sibling played with , and as we take the air through the same rooms they did , it seems vastly fitting that it is coming plate , ” Brontë Parsonage Museum rule conservator Ann Dinsdale allege in a statement .
[ h / tThe Guardian ]
