Kunstberg in Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Charlotte and Emily Brontë

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 14, 2023

1. Charlotte and Emily Brontë Marker

Inscription.
This plaque
commemorates the old
Quartier Isabelle
of which the Rue Terarcken
is a lucky survival
——————
Charlotte & Emily Brontë
would have passed this street when going to the Pensionnat Heger in the
Rue d'Isabelle
where they stayed in 1842-43
—————-
The memory of this area lives on
in the vivid image Charlotte
portrays in her novel
Villette

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Women.

Location. 50° 50.62′ N, 4° 21.555′ E. Marker is in Bruxelles, Brussels. It is in Kunstberg. Marker is on Rue Terarken east of Rue Ravenstein. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rue Terarken 2, Bruxelles, Brussels 1000, Belgium. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hôtel Ravenstein (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Charlotte and Emily Brontë (within shouting distance of this marker); Hommage aux Justes / Ere van de Rechtvaardigen / Tribute to the Righteous (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Musée de la Dynastie / Museum van de Dynastie / The Dynasty Museum / Das Museum der Dynastie (about 120 meters

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away); Le Parc de Bruxelles / Warandepark / The Park of Brussels (about 120 meters away); Godefroid de Bouillon / Godevaart van Bullioen / Godfrey of Bouillon (about 150 meters away); Eglise Saint-Jacques / Kerk Sint-Jakob / Saint Jacques’ Church / Saint-Jacques-Kirche (about 180 meters away); Universite Libre de Bruxelles (1834 - 1984) (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bruxelles.

More about this marker. The location of this marker is somewhat odd, as it sits at the end of Rue Terarken, which is a bit of a remnant street that extends through a tunnel from Rue de Sols.

Also see . . .
1. Brontë family (Wikipedia).

Overview: The Brontës were a nineteenth-century literary family, born in the village of Thornton and later associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte (1816–1855), Emily (1818–1848) and Anne (1820–1849), are well-known poets and novelists. Like many contemporary female writers, they published their poems and novels under male pseudonyms: Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 14, 2023

2. Charlotte and Emily Brontë Marker - wide view
Their stories attracted attention for their passion and originality immediately following their publication. Charlotte's Jane Eyre was the first to know success, while Emily's Wuthering Heights, Anne's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were accepted as masterpieces of literature later.

(Submitted on May 15, 2023.)

2. When the Brontë sisters strolled the boulevards of Brussels (Brussels Times, May 19, 2022).

Excerpt: Emily and Charlotte Brontë are icons of English literature, their passionate, eternal love stories among the most-read novels of the 19th century. Yet these Yorkshire-born novelists, known for their evocations of northern English landscapes, spent a vital chapter of their lives in Belgium.

(Submitted on May 15, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.