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
Lindsay Ellis (media critic) explores derivations of literary and film characters over time. Ellis's videos have received over 35 million views, and her channel has more than 520,000 subscribers. Along with her friends Elisa Hansen and Antonella Inserra, she wrote "Awoken", a paranormal romance parody of Twilight featuring a woman falling in love with Cthulhu, under the alias Serra Elinsen. In 2010, she wrote and directed the documentary short film "The A-Word" about women's experience with abortion. Ellis is also host of the "It's Lit!" web series for PBS which explores trends in American Literature. Ellis received her BA in Film Studies from New