The Brontës in Brussels
$30.23
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
3 February 2026
Summary
In 1842, five years before they would become bestselling authors, Charlotte Brontë and her sister Emily arrived in Brussels. They were there to improve their French and German, but the years they spent in a pensionnat being taught by the charismatic Constantin Heger would do much more than polish their languages. It was a crucial turning point for both their writing and their personal lives. Each came away from Brussels a more mature and capable artist; Charlotte, having fallen lasting…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781805680345 |
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| ISBN-10: | 180568034X |
| Author: | Helen MacEwan |
| Publisher: | Pushkin Press |
| Imprint: | Pushkin Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 3 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 131mm x 220mm |
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Helen MacEwan
Helen MacEwan is a translator and educator who lives in Brussels. The founder of the Brussels Brontë Group, she organises talks and guided literary tours focusing on Charlotte and Emily Brontë’s time in the city. She is also the author of Through Belgian Eyes: Charlotte Brontë’s Troubled Brussels Legacy and Winifred Gérin: Biographer of the Brontës.
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