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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1929.

CHARLOTTE BRONTE.

INFERIORITY COMPLEX IN HEROINES.

She was a creator, not a mere THE HEALTH RETURN. constructor. Rochester, whole rather brutal, almost repellent,

Jars as if he were an acquaintance, FOURTEEN CASES REPORTED and we wonder at Jane's infatua- tion-till we remember some hus- bands we have met in the flesh. Clarity of mind and expression are

for example, George Meredith.

· LAST WEEK.

The

Beth return of the At the meeting of the English Association held yesterday even- ing at 6.30 in the Cathedral Hall, a remarkable part of Charlotta ledical Officer for last week con or diphtheria and one each of the chair was takon by His Excel- Bronte's equipment, and form a tains seven cases of small-pox, five leney the Governor, President of contrast to the affected writing of, Typhoid fever and puerperal fover the Association. After the min. utes of the last meeting had been road and adopted, His Excellency called upon His Honour Sir Henry Gollan to deliver his address on Charlotte Bronto

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There were six deaths from small- She was deficient in humour, pox and five from diphtheria, all but her methods, her temperament, Chinese.

Other deaths were ous Chineso and her circumstances were not conducive to humorous writing. from influenza, 12 Chinese and one one non-Chinese ller characters may be called non-Chinese from malaria and 76 return, showed

Yesterday's Sir Henry Gollan prefaced his "daguerrotypes" taken from life, Chinoso and remarks by saying that often theller method produced melodrama from tuberculosis. study of an author's private life on a grand scale, and her passion two cases of small-pox and three and tendency, to exaggerate pre- is immaterial to the study of his vented any resemblance to the of diphtheria. All were Chinese works, but that the life of Charnovels of Jane Austen, whose kind with the exception of one case of lotte Bronte is of great importance y humour makes even Mr. Colline diphtheria. for the understanding of the pas not utterly hateful-since the een- sion in that author's writings, and sible Charlotte Lucas married him. of the inferiority complexes found In the hands of Charlotte Bronte he would have been an offence in all her herpipe with the ex- coption of Shirley, who is saved to everyone except to himself. by, der happier surroundings. The

Contemporary erltica objected other Heroines expect unhappiness to "coarseness" in the novels; and are pathetically grateful for the smallest alleviations, even for others sald too prominent à place was given to the passion of love. a man. If we did not know of There may be some truth in the Charlotte's life at a charity school. latter remark, but love is a topic her difficult experiences as of surpassing interest and deserves Hoverness, of the tragedy of her treatment by the highest genius. brother's wasted gifts, and of her Charlotte Bronte writes of it as a own misfortunes, sorrow, and. virile force, which moulds and health, we could not understand elevates character. her work.

Sir Henry then gave a brief sketch of her life from her birth,

Sir Henry then discussed the causes of the sudden 'development of her genius, and suggested that in 1816, Into a family of very re-perhaps she was feliz opportunitate Ristera mortis-for was her genlus a vein markable-gids: Her two

used events and Elizabeth and Marin died young r only a very rich, but limited through 11-treatment at the school pocket? She

(so vividly described as Lowood charnelers from her own range of In "Jane Eyre" which Charlotte experience, but was not so happy

1814-15.qutside it. herself attended from

She had a happier time at Rochead School as pupil and as teacher, but the unhappiness she suffered in her next post as governess and her solitary life drove her feelings inward, and this led to the passion which was to change her writings.

In appearance Charlotte wan small and plain, with thick soft hair, the hands and feet amall and dainty, the eyes large, well- shaped, and reddish-brown in colour. She had an expression of quiet intelligence but occasionally a light shone, as if a spiritual lamp had been kindled behind those expressive orbs."

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In conclusion Sir Henry sug- gested that had it not been for her early denth, there might have been a novel showing the average husband as he is, and not as he thinks he is.

A discussion followed, in which Fr. Byrne, S.J., Professor Simpson, Mr. Braine-Hartnell and others took part, and Sir Henry replied to questions.

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A motion was passed that future meetings of the Association should, with the Dean's consent, be held in the Cathedral Hall. second motion, that members wish- ing to be members of the parent Association also 'should pay an subscription of $3 annual

was also carried.

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The family was badly off and in 1836, hoping to add to the macagre income, Charlotte wrote to

The date of the next meeting, Pout-Lanreale) Southey (then

January 7, was announced, when asking for his opinion of her Professer Simpson will lecture on poems. His answer, acknowledg-The Difficulty of English," ing that she possessed the "faculty meeting then adjourned. of varsebut that "literature can- not be the business of a woman's life, and ought not to be" caused her not to attempt publication at Dhe time. Charlotte and Emily went to Brussels in 1842, in order to obtain the necessary qualifica- tions with a view to opening a school, but in a short time Char lotte wus called home; though she returned in 1843 and spent a year as pupil-teacher, solitary, 1, and depressed. The pupils were hos tile and the staff antipathetic to her. During these months abroad, a serious she passed through emotional crisis, and its effect has been declared by her critics and biographers to have been the cause of the efflorescence of her genius.

were cau-

In 1846 appeared "Poems" by Carrer, Ellis, and Acton Bell (Char- lotte, Emily and Anne Bronte). Those of Emily, as Charlotte her- the most self wrote later, were worthy. Charlotte's first complete novel, "The Professor," written at this period, was not published til ufter her death, but in 1847 “Jäne Erre" was published. Thackeray acknowledged its extraordinary merits, as did other prominent erities. The reviews tious, but the book had an imme- diate success, even greater than that of "Vanity Fair." "Shirley" was begun in 1847, as Charlotte untered on a period of great sor- row; her brother died, a drunken wreek; Emily died in 1848 and Anne in 1849. "Shirley" on its Appearance in 1849 was much prais ed, and was followed by "Villetto" In 1853. In June 1854 Charlotte married her. father's curate, and lved happily for nine months until her death in 1855 at the age of 89.

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Undoubted Genius..

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She may claim a title among the immortals, said the lecturer, for she had genius, an almost indefin- able but always recognisable first quality. Of genius, the Characteristic is honesty, and she was always true to her self and never posed, Origina- Ilty is accond characteris- WO must and by this understand not necessarily now- ness, but freshness of treatment. By this test few surpass Charlotte Bronte in 'originality. Her books have all the same plot; a poor girl in an ordinary environment meots troubles and sorrow with courage and self-respect. Her characters, though, are living, moving, and roal. There is an element of in- evitability about their words and actions which are always natural. A veil has been lifted from the face of life Itali.

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