“Assuming an attitude, she began 'La Lingue des Rats; fable de la Fontaine'.” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “Assuming an attitude, she began 'La Lingue des Rats; fable de la Fontaine'.”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Here we see Adele reciting a French poem for Jane after her arrival at Thornfield. Adele enthusiastically began reciting and performing for Jane in French. When she arrived in England, she did not speak any English and Jane was tasked to teach her English, among other subjects.
Image Creator: Edmund H. Garrett (etcher)
Type: StillImage; etching
Identifier: mta:24863
Language: eng
Source Name: Jane Eyre
Parent Collection: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë. Etchings by Edmund H. Garrett (1890); "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë. Etchings by Edmund H. Garrett (1890)
Image: mta_24863_OBJ.png
Collection: Jane Eyre