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
Vereen Bell Vereen Bell Vereen M. Bell (5 October 1911 – 26 October 1944) was an American novelist and naval officer, who was killed in action during World War II. Born in Cairo, Georgia, he graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina in 1932. After writing several short stories and editing magazines, Bell wrote the novel "Swamp Water", set in the Okefenokee Swamp. It was originally published in 1940 as a serial in the "Saturday Evening Post". The novel was successfully adapted as a film (B&W) of the same title in 1941 and again as a color film, "Lure of The Wilderness",