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Isabel Anderson. The Spell of Belgium
The Spell of Belgium
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
THE SPELL OF BELGIUM
CHAPTER I. THE NEW POST
CHAPTER II. DIPLOMATIC LIFE
CHAPTER III. BRUSSELS BEFORE THE WAR
CHAPTER IV. IN DAYS OF KNIGHT AND VILLAIN
CHAPTER V. BATTLING FOR A KINGDOM
CHAPTER VI. BELGIAN KINGS
CHAPTER VII. POLITICS AND PLURAL VOTING
CHAPTER VIII. BELGIUM’S WORKSHOPS
CHAPTER IX. TAPESTRIES
CHAPTER X. PRIMITIVES AND LATER PAINTERS
CHAPTER XI. LA JEUNE BELGIQUE IN LETTERS
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII. LEGENDS OF ANTWERP
I. Antigon; or, The Giant of Antwerp
II. Yvon Bruggermans: A Legend of the Antwerp Cathedral
III. Frügger the Miser
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IV. The Blacksmith of Antwerp
V. THE MILK GIRL
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IV
CHAPTER XIV. IN THE WALLOON COUNTRY
CHAPTER XV. A LAST WORD
I. Synopsis of the War
II. Letters from the Front
III. American Relief Work
FOOTNOTES:
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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Isabel Anderson
Published by Good Press, 2019
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The Palais d’Assche was one of the handsomest legations in Brussels, having a park in front and a pretty garden behind. We moved into the Legation immediately after my arrival in Brussels, although the workmen were still in the house. I describe the Palais d’Assche because it is so different from our American homes.
Just within the passage leading to the courtyard, which was entered through an arch that could be closed with doors, and down a few steps, were the rooms of the concierge and his wife. To the left of the passage were the offices and the grand staircase, to the right the private entrance and my husband’s suite. At the head of the stairs leading to the second floor, and on the garden side, was the library, which was made homelike with our books, pictures and rugs. As this room had a huge fireplace and a big window, giving us all the light possible, it was really cheerful, and we spent most of our time in it; in fact, we always dined here when we had no guests. I remember especially these evenings alone when we put out the lights and enjoyed the moon shining through the great window, and listened to the church bell that echoed through the wide chimney.
