The contents of the Honresfield Library, which has re-emerged after almost 100 years in obscurity, will go up for sale at three separate auctions. The book of Emily's poems, which feature hand-scrawled notes and corrections by her sister and fellow author Charlotte, is expected to fetch between £800,000 and £1.2m alone. There will also be a letter from Charlotte to her publisher George Smith, and notes between Emily and her sister Anne. The library also includes a compendium of poems, notes, personal letters and ideas put together by the Scottish bard Robert Burns, when he was an unknown 24-year-old. When Alfred died - William having predeceased him - his nephew, also called Alfred Law, inherited his estate including the library.

Source: Egypt Today May 25, 2021 16:18 UTC