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
Colin Douglas (novelist) well-received as a more serious work than the earlier series. Under his real name he has contributed to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speechwriting team. Colin Douglas (novelist) Colin Douglas is the pseudonym of a Scottish novelist, Colin Thomas Currie. Born in Glasgow in 1945, who was schooled at Hamilton Academy before graduating in medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1970. He was awarded an MBE in 2016 for services to medicine. He is married to his wife Anne (née Sudholt) a retired epidemiologist and general practitioner. They have three children, Arthur George Currie, attending the number one business