An example of the early writing of one of English literature’s greatest authors has been donated to the Brontë Parsonage Museum.

The tiny script, praising the victor of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington, was written by Charlotte Brontë in a miniature book format when she was just 13.

The later author of Jane Eyre also produced a pen and ink drawing of a make-believe monument to the English hero.

Along with other personal possessions, the items were given to the museum by Tony Hart last month after he travelled over from Manitoba, in Canada.

They are now on show along with a gold brooch set with garnets, a beautifully carved ivory visiting card case and card and a signed engraved portrait of Charlotte.

Mr Hart’s great-grandfather was the nephew of Mary Anna Bell, the second wife of Arthur Bell Nicholls, Charlotte’s husband, who married her in 1854 and lived at the parsonage until 1861, following her death in 1855, aged 39.

Ann Dinsdale, Brontë Parsonage collections manager, said the items, especially the written documents, were extremely valuable.

“It’s very rare indeed for such a wonderful group of items to emerge under any circumstances but we feel extremely fortunate and grateful to Mr Hart.

“Some of these items are quite unique within the context of the museum’s collection and so to have them return to Haworth after so many years and all the way from Canada is very special,” she said. The new items are now on display at the Brontë Parsonage Museum