Branwell Bronte Part II

Branwell considered studying at the Art School in London, but does not seem to have gone there. He wanted to pursue painting as a career. He moved away from Haworth, to set up as a painter. He met several other young working artists and made friends, but his work didn't go so well. He had always enjoyed drinking and talking, and had been a lively visitor to the local pub in Haworth. Now he drank more and didn't work very hard. His sisters had gone to school and were now pursuing work as teachers or governesses, while writing in their spare time. Branwell was not so self disciplined.. He wrote and did translations, but he didn't work as hard as he might. Branwell gave up the painting business, and went to work as a clerk on the railways. It was a bit of a comedown for someone who had hoped to be a scholar or artist but at first it seemed like a job with prospects....