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.
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .