Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 1
I avail myself of the opportunity which a third edition of "Jane Eyre" affords me, of again addressing a word to the Public, to explain that my claim to the title of novelist rests on this one work alone.
Ich nutze die Gelegenheit, die mir eine dritte Auflage von „Jane Eyre" bietet, um mich erneut an die Öffentlichkeit zu wenden und zu erklären, dass mein Anspruch auf den Titel einer Romanschriftstellerin auf diesem einen Werk allein beruht.
If, therefore, the authorship of other works of fiction has been attributed to me, an honour is awarded where it is not merited; and consequently, denied where it is justly due.
Wenn mir daher die Urheberschaft anderer Werke der Belletristik zugeschrieben wurde, so wird eine Ehre dort verliehen, wo sie nicht verdient ist; und folglich dort verweigert, wo sie rechtmäßig gebührt.
This explanation will serve to rectify mistakes which may already have been made, and to prevent future errors.
Diese Erklärung soll dazu dienen, Irrtümer zu berichtigen, die möglicherweise bereits gemacht wurden, und künftige Fehler zu verhindern.
Vocabulary
- nutze
- To use or make use of something
- Gelegenheit
- An opportunity or favorable occasion
- dritte
- Ordinal number meaning 'third'
- Auflage
- An edition or print run of a publication
- bietet
- To offer or provide something to someone
- erneut
- Again or once more, indicating repetition
- Öffentlichkeit
- The public or general public as a concept
- wenden
- To turn or address oneself to someone
- erklären
- To explain or declare something clearly
- Anspruch
- A claim or entitlement to something
- Titel
- A title, designation, or name of a work
- Romanschriftstellerin
- A female author who writes novels
- Werk
- A work, opus, or literary/artistic creation
- allein
- Alone or solely, without anything else
- beruht
- To rest upon or be based on something
- daher
- Therefore or for that reason, indicating consequence
- Urheberschaft
- Authorship or the state of being a creator
- Werke
- Plural of Werk; works or literary creations
- Belletristik
- Fictional literature or belles-lettres as a genre
- zugeschrieben
- Attributed or ascribed to a particular person
- Ehre
- Honor or respect given to a person
- verliehen
- Awarded or bestowed upon someone as recognition
- verdient
- Deserved or earned through merit or effort
- folglich
- Consequently or as a result, indicating logical conclusion
- verweigert
- Refused or denied to someone who requested it
- rechtmäßig
- Lawfully or legitimately, according to legal right
- gebührt
- Is due or owed to someone rightfully
- Erklärung
- A declaration, explanation, or statement of intent
- dazu
- Adverb meaning 'for that purpose' or 'in addition'
- dienen
- To serve a purpose or function for something
- Irrtümer
- Plural of Irrtum; errors, mistakes, or misconceptions
- berichtigen
- To correct or rectify errors or false information
- möglicherweise
- Possibly or perhaps, indicating uncertainty or likelihood
- bereits
- Already, indicating something has happened before now
- künftige
- Future or forthcoming, referring to things yet to come
- Fehler
- A mistake, error, or fault in something
- verhindern
- To prevent or stop something from happening
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