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.
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .
A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
RECORD BREAKING GRAN'S COLLECTION OF NEARLY 800 SHEEP HOTSPOT MEDIA – WITH PICS 0121 551 1004 By Katie Thompson A record-breaking baa-rmy gran with a love for sheep has amassed a collection of nearly 800 woolly wonders .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .