Charlotte Bronte

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With her final novel, Villette, Charlotte Bronte reached the height of her artistic power. First published in 1853, Villette is Bronte's most accomplished and deeply felt work, eclipsing even Jane Eyre in critical acclaim. Her narrator, the autobiographical Lucy Snowe, flees England and a tragic past to become an instructor in a French boarding school in the town of Villette. There, she unexpectedly confronts her feelings of love and longing as she witnesses the fitful romance between Dr. John, a handsome young Englishman, and Ginerva Fanshawe, a beautiful coquetter. This first pain brings others, and with them comes the heartache Lucy has tried so long to escape. Yet in spite of adversity and disappointment, Lucy Snowe survives to recount the unstinting vision of a turbulent life's journey--a journey that is one of the most insightful fictional studies of a woman's consciousness in English literature.

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With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Sally Minogue, Department of English, Canterbury Christ Church University College.

Based on Charlotte Brontë's personal experience as a teacher in Brussels, Villette is a moving tale of repressed feelings and subjection to cruel circumstance and position, borne with heroic fortitude.

Rising above the frustrations of confinement within a rigid social order, it is also the story of a woman's right to love and be loved.

"Villette" is the story of Lucy Snowe, a young Englishwoman who travels to the fictional French town of Villette to teach at a girls' boarding school. Set in the 19th century, the novel follows Lucy's experiences as she navigates the challenges of isolation, identity, and love in a foreign land. As she grapples with her own feelings of loneliness and longing, Lucy encounters a cast of complex characters and confronts the social and cultural norms of Victorian society. A powerful exploration of female independence and resilience, "Villette" is a timeless tale of self-discovery and personal growth.

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