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.
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .