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
Malcolm Henry Ellis Malcolm Henry Ellis Malcolm Henry Ellis, CMG (21 August 1890 – 18 January 1969) was an Australian journalist, historian, critic, reviewer and staunch anti-communist. His older brother Ulrich Ellis was also a journalist and historian. Ellis won praise during World War II for his column, 'The Service Man', which appeared under the pseudonym 'Ek Dum'. Using radio reports and his knowledge of terrain, he described military campaigns in a realistic manner so that it was assumed he was present. His series of anti-communist tracts, the most famous of which was The Red Road (1932), was lurid and divisive. Due to