I have, in my secret heart, long dreamt of an intimate connection with a man every Jane, I believe, deserves her Rochester.”

To see the digitalized original edition, click on ‘FLIP BOOK’ in the left panel where it says ‘View the book’.“I have written about the joys of love. There is however the possibilty to read the text, by clicking on this link: If you are able to get your hands on a copy, don’t let it slip you by. I strongly recommend this book as a wonderful addition of any good Brussels/Brontë collection. There are also some interesting illustrations, which you hardly find in any other publication or biography. Not, so it seems to me, to conquer affection.” It wasĪ sort of face bound to interest one but Very little kind-heartedness, to be weighedĪgainst any amount of irritability. Imperious temper, a good deal of impatienceĪgainst stupidity, and very little patience Qualities, was intellectual superiority, an

In its homage to the excellence of writers Wards ordinary mortals, but almost tender Poetry or read noble prose : - his mouth,Ī delightful smile, not in the least tender to. With extreme pleasure when he recited fine “ But Monsieur Heger had one really beauti-įul feature, that I remember often watching Part II SOME REMINISCENES OF THE REAL MONSIEUR HEGERįrederika MacDonald gives us a marvellous insight into her life at the Pensionnat and her own personal view of the teacher she and Charlotte both shared. They form a vital part of this publication, in which Frederika tries to unravel the ‘secret’ of Charlotte on the basis of these letters. Heger and his wife Madame Heger were like in real life.įrederika had been writing articles as an ex-pupil of the Pensionnat from 1894 onwards, but when Charlotte’s letters to Heger were made public in 1913 (when Paul Heger handed them over to the British Museum), she was the first to quote from these letters in a Brontë biography.

She knew from first-hand experience what life was like at the school, and even more interesting, what M. This is probably the first and only book which is focused solely on Charlotte Brontë and Brussels, and would therefore be of great interest to everyone interested in that period of her life.įrederika MacDonald, in 1859, was herself a pupil at the Pensionnat Heger where 17 years earlier Charlotte had been a student, and later a teacher. Perhaps some of you already have this book, but for those who haven’t, I would like to bring it to your attention.

The Secret by Charlotte Brontë