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.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
