Villette
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Villette

  1. 474 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 27 Dec |Learn more

Villette

About this book

Villette (1853) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was the third and final novel she published in her lifetime, followed only by The Professor, her posthumously released first novel which was largely reconceived and rewritten as Villette. Inspired by Brontë's experience traveling and teaching English in Brussels, where she went at the age of 26 with her sister Emily before returning alone the following year, Villette is the story of an Englishwoman abroad and contains the themes of loneliness, secrecy, romance, and tragedy which circulate throughout much of her work.

Following a family tragedy, Lucy Snowe becomes employed as a caregiver by an elderly woman named Miss Marchmont, who treats her kindly and shares stories of life and lost love. When Miss Marchmont dies, Lucy—now without family, home, or employment—decides to leave England for Labassecour, a fictional country based on Brontë's experience of Belgium. She is hired to teach English at a boarding school in the city of Villette, where she meets a strangely familiar English doctor and falls in love with M. Paul Emanuel, a local professor. Although he is a widower, M. Paul faces pressure from family members and religious authorities alike, and is forced to choose between a life of social acceptance and a life with the woman he loves. Amidst these circumstances, and haunted by repeated encounters with a nun rumored to be a ghost, Lucy Snowe must rely on her wits and courage as she suffers through not only intense loneliness, but a lack of control over the events which shape her life.

Charlotte Brontë's Villette is a compelling gothic novel which explores the psychological effects of a lack of agency on its protagonist while illuminating the horrors which loom over everyday life.

With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Charlotte Brontë's Villette is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. 1. Bretton
  6. 2. Paulina
  7. 3. The Playmates
  8. 4. Miss Marchmont
  9. 5. Turning a New Leaf
  10. 6. London
  11. 7. Villette
  12. 8. Madame Beck
  13. 9. Isidore
  14. 10. Dr. John
  15. 11. The Portress’s Cabinet
  16. 12. The Casket
  17. 13. A Sneeze Out of Season
  18. 14. The Fête
  19. 15. The Long Vacation
  20. 16. Auld Lang Syne
  21. 17. La Terrasse
  22. 18. We Quarrel
  23. 19. The Cleopatra
  24. 20. The Concert
  25. 21. Reaction
  26. 22. The Letter
  27. 23. Vashti
  28. 24. M. de Bassompierre
  29. 25. The Little Countess
  30. 26. A Burial
  31. 27. The Hôtel Crécy
  32. 28. The Watchguard
  33. 29. Monsieur’s Fête
  34. 30. M. Paul
  35. 31. The Dryad
  36. 32. The First Letter
  37. 33. M. Paul Keeps his Promise
  38. 34. Malevola
  39. 35. Fraternity
  40. 36. The Apple of Discord
  41. 37. Sunshine
  42. 38. Cloud
  43. 39. Old and New Acquaintance
  44. 40. The Happy Pair
  45. 41. Faubourg Clotilde
  46. 42. Finis
  47. A Note About the Author
  48. A Note from the Publisher