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| c652634 | No - for themselves. They were all drunkards, but Anne was the worst of the lot. Branwell, who adored her, used to pretend to get drunk at the Black Bull in order to get gin for Anne. The landlord wouldn't have let him have it if Branwell hadn't built up - with what devotion, only God knows - that false reputation as a brilliant, reckless, idle drunkard. The landlord was proud to have young Mr Bronte in his tavern; it attracted custom to th.. | Stella Gibbons | ||
| 5617785 | The life of a journalist is poor, nasty, brutish and short. So is his style. | Stella Gibbons |