Bell, Acton

Japanese: Bell,Acton(英語表記)BellActon
Bell, Acton

...Family circumstances forced them to return home, and in 1846, the three sisters jointly self-published a collection of poems, but it sold very little and they were bitterly disappointed. At this time, they used the same pen names, Currer Bell for Charlotte, Ellis Bell for Emily, and Acton Bell for Anne, trying to hide their gender, which was unavoidable given the general trend at the time. After the failure of the collection, the three sisters wrote novels under the same pen names and sent them to publishers in London, but they were rejected one after another. ...

*Some of the terminology references "Bell, Acton" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…家庭の事情で2人は家に戻らざるをえなくなり,3姉妹共同で詩集を自費出版したのは46年であったが,少しも売れず苦い失望を味わった。このときシャーロットはカラー・ベルCurrer Bell,エミリーはエリス・ベルEllis Bell,アンはアクトン・ベルActon Bellと,頭文字だけ同じのペンネームを使い,女であることを隠そうとしたが,これはその当時の一般の風潮を考えると,やむをえぬ行為だった。 詩集の失敗の後,3姉妹は小説をそれぞれ同じ筆名を用いて書き,ロンドンの出版社に送ったが,拒否されることが続いた。…

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