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.
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
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FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
