Ellen Nussey

Ellen Nussey (20 April 1817 – 26 November 1897) was a lifelong friend and correspondent of British author Charlotte Brontë and, through more than 500 letters received from her, was a major influence for Elizabeth Gaskell's 1857 biography The Life of Charlotte Brontë.

Read more about Ellen Nussey:  Early Years, Friendship With The Brontës, Legacy

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    I have eyes to see now what I have never seen before.
    Anonymous, U.S. correspondence student. As quoted in The Life of Ellen H. Richards, ch. 9, by Caroline L. Hunt, quoting Ellen Swallow Richards (1912)