Synopsis
A woman and a man cross a great bridge toward a city with tall spires. On the other side of the bridge the toll master demands payment of the toll.
History
First publication: The Young Men’s Magazine, November 1829
Review
This is interesting. It is part of the Tales of Agria that the Brontes wrote about in their teenage years. Charlotte was only 13 when she wrote this. You can tell. It is full of run-ons and misspellings. She doesn’t use quotes to signify dialog. The story is extremely short and feels more like a minor incident in a larger story. It may have been since an earlier novel set in their fantasy world was written two years earlier. I don’t have any idea what happened to that novel. I couldn’t find any information about copies. I would only recommend this for the Bronte fan who is curious about their formative years.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
All of the stories in the Agria series:
Mina Laury
Scene on the Great Bridge
