And they are as creative as they are adorable.
Charlotte and Patrick Branwell Brontë assembled tiny books when they were little.
Filled with stories, drawings, songs — even maps! — the fragile books were compiled in 1829 and 1830, making them about 185 years old.
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Stitched together using printed scrap paper and leaves, they measure an elfin 2.5 by 5 centimeters.
The metal-nibbed ink, which tends to blot, stood the test of time and is still legible. You can see the ornate initials for Charlotte and Branwell ("Edited by the Genius C.B.") for this "young mens magazine."
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