The Belgian Essays A Critical Edition by Ms Sue Lonoff ISBN 0300064896 978-0300064896

Venturing out of Yorkshire for the first time in their lives, young Charlotte and Emily Bront_ traveled to Brussels to study under a brilliant and devoted teacher, Constantin Heger. The 28 extant essays the sisters penned for Heger are collected for the first time-in their original French and in English translations-in this compelling volume. Lonoff`s full introduction and detailed annotations reveal why the Brussels experience was pivotal for both the Bront sisters` writing careers.

Table of contents:

• Front Matter
• Table of Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• A Chronology of Charlotte and Emily Brontë’s Belgian Experience
• Editorial Method
• Devoirs (Essays) of 1842
  • Sacrifice of an Indian Widow Sacrifice d’une veuve Indienne (CB)
  • The Sick Young Girl La jeune Fille malade
  • Evening Prayer in a Camp La Priere du Soir dans un camp
  • The Nest Le Nid (CB) (uncorrected and corrected)
  • The Immensity of God L’Immensité de Dieu (CB)
  • The Cat Le Chat (EB)
  • The Siege of Oudenarde Le Siège d’Oudenarde (EB)
  • The Siege of Oudenarde Le siège d’Oudenarde (CB)
  • Anne Askew: Imitation Anne Askew: Imitation (CB)
  • Portrait: King Harold before the Battle of Hastings Portrait: Le Roi Harold avant Ia Bataille de Hastings (EB) (uncorrected and corrected)
  • Portrait: Peter the Hermit Portrait: Pierre l’Ermite (CB)
  • Letter (Madam) Lettre (Madame) (EB) (corrected and uncorrected)
  • Letter of invitation to a Clergyman Lettre d’invitation à un Ecclésiastique (CB)
  • Letter (My dear Mama) Lettre (Ma chére Maman) (EB) (uncorrected and corrected)
  • Filial Love L’Amour Filial (EB)
  • Letter from one brother to another Lettre d’un frère à un frère (EB) (uncorrected and corrected)
  • The Butterfly Le Papilion (EB)
  • The Caterpillar La Chenille (CB)
  • The Aim of Life Le But de Ia Vie (CB) (uncorrected and corrected)
  • Human Justice La Justice humaine (CB) (corrected and uncorrected)
  • The Palace of Death Le Palais de Ia Mort (CB)
  • The Palace of Death Le Palais de Ia Mort (EB)
• Devoirs (Essays) of 1843
  • The Fall of the Leaves La Chute des Feuilles (CB)
  • Letter (My Dear Jane) Lettre (Ma chère Jane) (CS)
  • The Death of Napoleon La Mort de Napoléon (CB) (uncorrected and corrected)
  • The Death of Moses La Mort de Moïse
  • Athens Saved by Poetry Athènes sauvée par la Poësie (CB)
  • Letter from a Poor Painter to a Great Lord Lettre d’un pauvre Peintre à un grand Seigneur (CB)
• Appendix: List of Manuscript Locations
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• Back Matter