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.
Aprovecho la oportunidad que me brinda una tercera edición de «Jane Eyre» para dirigirme de nuevo al público con unas palabras, a fin de explicar que mi derecho al título de novelista descansa únicamente en esta obra.
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.
Si, por lo tanto, se me ha atribuido la autoría de otras obras de ficción, se otorga un honor donde no ha sido merecido; y, en consecuencia, se niega donde es justamente debido.
This explanation will serve to rectify mistakes which may already have been made, and to prevent future errors.
Esta explicación servirá para rectificar los errores que pudieran haberse cometido ya, y para prevenir equivocaciones futuras.
Vocabulary
- Aprovecho
- I take advantage of, I seize an opportunity
- oportunidad
- A favorable moment or chance to do something
- brinda
- Offers or provides something to someone
- tercera
- Feminine ordinal number meaning 'third'
- edición
- A printed version or issue of a published work
- dirigirme
- To address or speak directly to someone
- nuevo
- Again or anew; also means 'new' as adjective
- público
- The general audience or readership of a work
- palabras
- Words or brief remarks addressed to someone
- fin
- Purpose or end goal; used in 'a fin de' meaning 'in order to'
- explicar
- To explain or clarify something to someone
- derecho
- A legal or moral entitlement or right
- título
- A title, credential, or claim to something
- novelista
- A person who writes novels professionally
- descansa
- Rests upon or is based on something
- únicamente
- Solely or exclusively, and nothing else
- obra
- A literary, artistic, or creative work
- tanto
- Therefore or so much; used in 'por lo tanto' meaning 'therefore'
- atribuido
- Attributed or assigned credit to someone or something
- autoría
- Authorship or the state of being an author
- obras
- Plural of 'obra'; literary or artistic works
- ficción
- Invented or imaginative literature not based on fact
- otorga
- Grants or bestows something upon someone
- honor
- Respect, distinction, or recognition given to someone
- merecido
- Deserved or earned through one's actions or merit
- consecuencia
- A result or outcome following from an action or event
- niega
- Denies or refuses to acknowledge something to someone
- justamente
- Justly, fairly, or precisely in the right manner
- debido
- Owed, due, or deserved by right
- explicación
- A statement that makes something clear or understandable
- servirá
- Will serve or function for a particular purpose
- rectificar
- To correct or set right an error or mistake
- errores
- Mistakes or inaccuracies made in judgment or action
- pudieran
- Past subjunctive of 'poder,' meaning 'might' or 'could'
- cometido
- Committed or carried out, especially an error or act
- ya
- Already, now, or used for emphasis in various contexts
- prevenir
- To prevent or warn against future problems or errors
- equivocaciones
- Mistakes or misunderstandings arising from confusion
- futuras
- Future or yet-to-come (feminine plural adjective)
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