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
Non-Stop (Andy Bell album) recorded in Los Angeles. Farrell, a "huge fan of Bell's voice", originally wrote the song for a friend who was a fashion designer. Bell said of the meeting, "He's a really lovely man ... He was telling me how to sing and mean all the words, rather than my histrionic Erasure way." Prior to the release of "Non-Stop", two songs were released as stand-alone singles under the pseudonym Mimó: "Running Out" (2009) and "Will You Be There?" (2010) The name, used as a "tribute to good friend Tomeau Mimó”, was not used on any subsequent solo releases, as a legal