@article{bibcite_9233,
  author = {Bob Duckett},
  title = {The Library at Thrushcroft Grange: The Pennine Library of Robert Heaton},
  abstract = {This article provides an account of the library at Ponden Hall, home of the influential Heaton family for nearly 400 years. Situated close to the Lancashire{\textendash}Yorkshire border, it was used as a source of reading by the Bront{\"e} children in their formative years. The library was formed in the late eighteenth century and sold by auction in 1899. Reconstructing the contents of the library from a badly compiled auctioneer{\textquoteright}s catalogue, the author shows how the library reflected the concerns of a landowning gentry family who became entrepreneurs in the textile industry. A journal of Robert Heaton (1726{\textendash}1794) provides information on how the books were acquired. The possible use of the library by the Bront{\"e} family is noted.},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Library and Information History},
  volume = {32},
  pages = {72-87},
  language = {English},
}