Charlotte Bronte published under the pseudonym Currer Bell
Charlotte Bronte published Jane Eyre in 1847 under the pseudonym Currer Bell.
Violet Paget published under the pseudonym Vernon Lee
Violet Paget published Hauntings: Fantastic Stories in 1890 under the pseudonym Vernon Lee.
Mary Ann Evans published under the pseudonym George Elliot
Mary Ann Evans published Middlemarch in 1871 under the pseudonym George Elliot.
Louisa May Alcott published under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard
Louisa May Alcott published Behind a Mask in 1866 under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard.
Emily Bronte published under pseudonym Ellis Bell
Emily Bronte published Wuthering Heights in 1848 under pseudonym Ellis Bell.
Ann Bronte published under the pseudonym Acton Bell
Ann Bronte published The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell.
Emily Bronte published under pseudonym Ellis Bell
Emily Bronte published Wuthering Heights in 1848 under pseudonym Ellis Bell.
Charlotte Bronte published under pseudonym Currer Bell
Charlotte Bronte published Jane Eyre in 1847 under pseudonym Currer Bell.
Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin publishes under pseudonym George Sand
Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin publishes La Mare au diable in 1846, under pseudonym George Sand.
Where Female Authors Published Under Male Pseudonyms
The trials of female authorship in the Victorian Era were not limited to England. On this map, I have marked where several prolific female authors of the time published works between 1837 and 1901, illustrating that issues of gender in publication that took place in the United Kingdom were actually global contentions.