Bugs And Beasts

[quizzkid]

8. What were Victoria and Albert owned by the Brontes?

[slaney]

They had two pet geese called Victoria and Adelaide (not Albert) according to this...
http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/tocnode?id=g9781405151191_chunk_g978140515119117_ss37

[mallyh]

they were cat lovers so i presume they were cats

[Roo_power]

I found the info about the geese and presumed the name Albert was a mistake.Haven't seen it picked up before.

[quizzkid]

thank you slaney and mallyh. I have searched but could find nothing. Not sure which to go with but as the names of the geese nearly match I may go with them.

[mallyh]

you are right slaney emily had two geese victoria and albert

[slaney]

Pretty sure Victoria and Adelaide are the correct names - this is from Rebecca Fraser's book on Charlotte Bronte...
"The parsonage was nowadays full of animals: two geese, Victoria and Adelaide (for the queen and her aunt) who lived in the peat house."

[katburd]

info re question 8 here from setter
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1264038.html

[slaney]

Thanks katburd - all explained then.

[katburd]

no bother slaney.x