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.
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
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ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
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An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
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A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .