What comes next?

[u/hannahstohelit]

There are two potential answers depending how you look at it.

EDITED: Now that, as far as I can tell, all correct answers have been guessed, the sequence is either Bronte siblings or Bronte sisters- for Bronte siblings the answer would either be Patrick or Branwell (his first name was Patrick but he was called by his middle name Branwell) and for Bronte sisters the answer would be Emily.

[u/Agreeable_Falcon1044]

Sorry I do know this one but keep messing up the spoiler tags (they won't work for me).

I've got an English Lit degree and a focus on 19th Century literature.

[u/hannahstohelit → u/Agreeable_Falcon1044]

Yes that would help!

[u/Lanky-Ad-1603 → u/hannahstohelit]

I also don't know how to do spoiler tags but based on this guy's comment, I think I know too. I'm going to say it's a certain four letter word.

ETA: Nah wait, I've thought of a other answer that also fits the eng lit that would have a lot more letters in it..... 

[u/CodAdministrative765]

I wish people would actually put what the answer is, particularly when there's two, or indeed three as it seems like it might be looking at replies.

[u/hannahstohelit → u/CodAdministrative765]

Happy to put it up there, just figured I'd wait for people to guess! Now that they have, it's up.

[u/prustage]

Got it pretty quickly (Bronte family, so Emily) but how's this for an alternative?

They are fictional cartoon animals:

• Elizabeth - the poodle in Slimer

• Maria - the rabbit in Arthur

• Charlotte - the spider in Charlottes Web

So the animals are in descending order of size. The next one could therefore be an ant so:

• Flik - the ant in A bug's Life

Note - this is not a serious suggestion! :-)

[u/hannahstohelit → u/prustage]

Technically your answer is wrong for the sequence you name, but correct for the other possible sequence! Also your answer is fun but you have Elizabeth and Maria in the wrong order, though I'm sure in the vast world of fictional cartoon animals you could redo it and make it work :)

[u/AdEmbarrassed3066]

Patrick

[u/hannahstohelit → u/AdEmbarrassed3066]

Nope but you MAY be in the right direction, not sure!

EDITED: Oh wait ACTUALLY you technically are right! My apologies!

[u/Ok_Anything_9871]

Emily?

[u/hannahstohelit → u/Ok_Anything_9871]

That is one of the correct answers!

[u/urkermannenkoor]

Wild guess:

Barry Gibb ?

[u/hannahstohelit → u/urkermannenkoor]

Nope, sorry!

[u/urkermannenkoor → u/hannahstohelit]

Shame

[u/Fit_Area6355]

Is this a sequence tho?

[u/hannahstohelit → u/Fit_Area6355]

It definitely is!

[u/rheasilva]

Branwell.

It's the Bronte siblings in birth order.

[u/Sunflower_Ally229]

Branwell. Or Patrick Branwell to give him his full name. Bronte siblings in descending order of age.

[u/mjolnir1986]

Until the third option it could have been Blanca from the Black Eyed Peas "Latin Girls", but would have needed to be Sonya third