The Brontes in Brussels

A deep dive into Charlotte and Emily Brontë's crucial formative period in Brussels

In 1842, five years before they would become bestselling authors, Charlotte Brontëand her sister Emily arrived in Brussels. They were there to improve their Frenchand German, but the years they spent in a pensionnat being taught by thecharismatic Constantin Heger would do much more than polish their languages. Itwas a crucial turning point for both their writing and their personal lives. Each cameawa