Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell was a volume of poetry published jointly by the three Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne in 1846 (see 1846 in poetry), and their first work to ever go in print. To evade contemporary prejudice against female writers, the Brontë sisters adopted masculine first names. All three retained the first letter of their first names: Charlotte became "Currer Bell", Anne became "Acton Bell", and Emily became "Ellis Bell". The book was printed by Aylott and Jones, from London. The first edition failed to attract interest, with
Maria Arena Bell Beautiful" ("credited as Maria Arena") "The Young and the Restless" Maria Arena Bell Maria Arena Bell (born March 10, 1963) is an American novelist, television and freelance writer. She is the former head writer and executive producer of the CBS Daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless." Bell is married to Bill Bell Jr., the eldest son of "Y&R" creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell. They have two children. Bell began her writing career for "The Bold and the Beautiful" in 1988 under writer William J. Bell. There, she helped create the character Sally Spectra who was