Emily Dickinson Lexicon

Bell, proper n. [see bell, n.; see also Bronte, proper n. and Currer, proper n.] (webplay: ear, birds, meeting, nightly, sounds).

Currer Bell; Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855); acrostic pen name using the initials “C” and “B”; early 19th century British woman who wrote Jane Eyre ; pseudonym that the author used for publishing her novels; (see ED letters).