The Brontes In Brussels

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The Brontes in Brussels is an account of Charlotte and Emily Bronte's stay inBrussels in 1842-43. The Brontes' time in Belgium, five years before theybecame best-selling authors, is the least-known episode of their lives, but is afascinating and important one. The book follows in the tracks of the sisters inBrussels, describing their life in the city: though the school where they came tostudy French has now disappeared, there is still a lot to be seen of the city thesisters knew; two of Charlotte's four novels ( Villette and The Professor) are alsobased on her spell abroad, which was pivotal to her both as a writer andpersonally, since she fell in love with her teacher Constantin Heger.

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Helen MacEwan has worked as a teacher of English as a foreign language and as a translator, and has lived in Brussels since 2004. She is highly active in the Brussels Bronte Group, which she founded in 2006 to bring together a group of enthusiasts, researchers, writers, and artists united by their interest in the Brontes in Brussels.