9781420974799

Villette

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9781420974799

Paperback|9781420974799


Overview

A reworking of "The Professor", the author's first novel, "Villette" is Charlotte Bronte's fourth and last novel which is loosely based upon her own experiences at a boarding school in Brussels. The work follows the life of Lucy Snowe, a quiet yet self-reliant young girl without any family, from her life in the English countryside where she lives with her Godmother, to London, and finally to the French town of Villette, where she gains employment as a nanny at a boarding school. While there she is reunited with old acquaintances and meets the quick-tempered professor M. Paul Emanuel. The two eventually fall in love but seem destined to be kept apart by persons conspiring against them. "Villette" has gained a reputation as a gothic novel owing to several strange encounters Lucy has with a nun which may be the ghost of a woman who was put to death on the school's grounds for breaking her vow of chastity. These strange visions give an appropriate atmosphere to a novel whose theme is one of loneliness and isolation. While not as popular as "Jane Eyre", Bronte's "Villette" is a work which arguably exceeds in literary standing her more famous work. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

ISBN-13

9781420974799

ISBN-10

1420974793

Weight

1.11 Pounds

Dimensions

5.50 x 0.89 x 8.50 In

List Price

$13.99

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

398 pages

Publisher

Digireads.com

Published On

2021-08-30



View All Offers

Sort by:

Condition
Seller
Seller Comments
Price
Used, Like New
Seller details
GreatBookPrices-
★★★★☆

Columbia, MD, USA

100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition. We offer expedited shipping to all US locat...
$23.50

 Free delivery by: 28 Mar 2026

Brand New
Seller details
GreatBookPrices-
★★★★☆

Columbia, MD, USA

100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition. We offer expedited shipping to all US locat...
$23.68

 Free delivery by: 28 Mar 2026


Bookstores.com relies on cookies to improve your experience.