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
Kate O'Brien (novelist) at her local Boots library, which prepares the audience for the moral dilemmas that the character is about to face. This offers a good example of how popular Kate O'Brien was in the 1940s, before falling into obscurity for decades, only to be 'rediscovered' as a key writer in the 1980s. In the 1930s one of the notorious members of Ferguson's Gang adopted the pseudonym 'Kate O'Brien the Nark' in tribute to Kate. Kate O'Brien (novelist) Kate O'Brien (3 December 1897 – 13 August 1974) was an Irish novelist and playwright. Kathleen Mary Louise "Kate" O'Brien was born in Limerick