Author:
William Carus Wilson (1792-1859), author of 'The Children's Friend', the 'Mr. Brocklehurst' of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
Publication details:
Carterton Hall, Kirkby Lonsdale. 26 August [no year].
1p., 12mo. Laid down on a leaf removed from an album. Fair, on aged and dusty paper, with slight creasing to one corner. Reads: 'I shall probably look in at your homes on Monday | Yrs trly | [signed] W Carus Wilson | Aug 26 | Carterton Hall | Kirby Lonsdale'. Wilson ran Clergy Daughters' school which the Bronte sisters attended (fictionalised as ''Lowood' in 'Jane Eyre'). Charlotte Bronte blamed the harsh conditions at the school for the early deaths of her two elders sisters, and for the ill-health of her younger sisters, Anne and Emily.
