Brontë family "Wuthering Heights" and "Agnes Grey", had launched a rumour that the three novels were the work of one author, understood to be Ellis Bell (Emily). George Smith was extremely surprised to find two gawky, ill-dressed country girls paralysed with fear, who, to identify themselves, held out the letters addressed to "Messrs. Acton, Currer and Ellis Bell". Taken by such surprise, he introduced them to his mother with all the dignity their talent merited, and invited them to the opera for a performance of Rossini's "Barber of Seville". Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" was published in 1847 under the masculine pseudonym Ellis
Herbert Adams (novelist) Herbert Adams (novelist) Herbert Adams (1874–1958) was an English writer of fifty 'cosy' mystery novels, mostly featuring the detective Roger Bennion, which were often set in or around golfing competitions. He also wrote short stories, humorous verse and two other mystery novels under the pseudonym Jonathan Gray. Herbert Adams is the creator of: 1. 'Jimmie Haswell', a lawyer in London. 2. 'Roger Bennion', a golfer and amateur sleuth. Adams also wrote under the pseudonym 'Jonathan Gray'. 'Jimmie Haswell' Novels: 1) The Secret of Bogey House 1924 2) The Crooked Lip 1926 3) The Queen's Gate Mystery 1927 4) The Empty