errata in the graveyard

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In a graveyard on a hill overlooking the harbour in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a headstone marks the burial site of Anne, the youngest Bronte sibling, who died while seeking recovery from tuberculosis in the coastal resort. The original stone, now somewhat eroded, claims that ‘She died Aged 28/ May 28th 1849’. In 2011 the Bronte Society placed another stone next to it, pointing out that ‘The text contains one error’ – Anne was in fact 29 when she died (her birthday being 17th January 1820). Anne’s sister Charlotte apparently discovered multiple errors when she visited the grave three years after her death, and the stone was then refaced, but with this mistake remaining, uncorrected until now.

One Response to “errata in the graveyard”

  1. Quin Says:
    July 14th, 2013 at 01:48

    This is very interesting to know. I am glad that there is another stone there to correct the mistake. I am just glad that they left the original headstone and did not completely redo it. Fine that her sister had it redone, but we need to respect the stone and just make a note that she was older than what her stone really said.

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