Pseudonym know that the books related to people of the neighbourhood. The Brontës used their neighbours as inspiration for characters in many of their books. Anne Brontë published "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" under the name Acton Bell. Charlotte Brontë published "Shirley" and "Jane Eyre" under the name Currer Bell. Emily Brontë published "Wuthering Heights" as Ellis Bell. A well-known example of the former is Mary Ann Evans, who wrote as George Eliot. Another example is Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, a 19th-century French writer who used the pen name George Sand. In contrast, some twentieth and twenty first century male romance
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