Project Gutenberg 2012-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 345 Macdonald, Frederika Richardson, Frederika 14012240 The Secret of Charlotte Brontë Followed by Remiiscences of the real Monsieur and Madame Heger E-text prepared by Clare Graham and Laura McDonald (http://www.girlebooks.com) "The Secret of Charlotte Brontë" by Frederika Macdonald is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and inner experiences of renowned author Charlotte Brontë, focusing on a pivotal period during her stay in Brussels and her relationship with her professor, Monsieur Heger, whose influence is believed to have shaped her literary genius. At the start of this work, the author discusses the flawed critical interpretations that have shaped Charlotte Brontë's legacy, particularly emphasizing her relationship with Monsieur Heger, which has often been misunderstood due to the influence of biographer Mrs. Gaskell. Macdonald critiques the psychological methods used to analyze Brontë's life and literary output, arguing for a more historically accurate understanding of her emotions and experiences, especially during her formative years in Brussels. The opening establishes the groundwork for exploring Brontë's deep passions and the personal struggles that informed her work, setting the stage for the letters that reveal her true feelings and the 'secret' that lies at the heart of her creative expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41105/41105-h/images/secret-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 Heger, Constantin-Georges, 1809-1896 Heger, Zoë, 1804-1887 PR Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature Category: History - Modern (1750+) 326949 2025-08-16T15:06:30.473309 text/html 305240 2024-10-23T11:32:25 text/html 1447475 2025-08-16T15:06:34.658315 application/epub+zip 1451759 2025-08-16T15:06:31.140347 application/epub+zip 184401 2025-08-16T15:06:30.793286 application/epub+zip 1552916 2025-08-16T15:06:37.430736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1533335 2025-08-16T15:06:34.312227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267035 2022-09-18T18:45:35.007330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309182 2025-08-16T15:06:29.986267 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 289344 2024-10-23T11:32:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16642 2025-08-16T15:06:37.562784 application/rdf+xml 23187 2025-08-16T15:06:30.869258 image/jpeg 3008 2025-08-16T15:06:30.831245 image/jpeg 1321217 2025-08-16T15:06:30.527255 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog