Abstract
Dr Charles Longley, Bishop of Ripon, stayed at the Haworth Parsonage in 1853. A recently discovered letter in from the Bishop to his wife in the Lambeth Palace Archives gives an account of his stay and of his favourable impression of Charlotte. Also included is a poignant letter from Patrick Brontë written after the death of Charlotte two years after.
Acknowledgements
All quotations included with the kind permission of the Trustees of Lambeth Palace Library. I would also like to thank the staff of the reading room for their patient and cheerful help.