A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get. The poem, called I've been wandering in the greenwoods, was written when the famous novelist was just 13-years-old and is said to be extremely rare - with only two others being traced in the last 40-years. It was sold at an auction by Bonhams in London where it was bought for a staggering £92,450 by an unidentified buyer from abroad. The auctioneers had previously estimated it would sell for £45,000. The signed manuscript, dated 14 December 1829, is written on a small slip of paper about three inches in size in such small writing that it cannot be easily read without a magnifying glass.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .