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
John R. Ellis Ellis (1943-2015) of Cincinnati, and two sisters, Susan Gayle Ellis (1942-2017) of Wilmington, and Doris E. Gossett (1939–2010) of Silver Spring, Maryland. In 1973, Ellis graduated from both Forest Hill Community High School and North Technical Educational Center, with credentials in commercial art. At North Technical, Ellis studied under the graphic artist Helen Drake. In the early 1970s, he was tutored by comic book artist C. C. Beck, the creator of "Captain Marvel". From 1973 to 1975 Ellis attended Palm Beach State College, then known as Palm Beach Junior College. He studied creative writing under the novelist David Stern, as