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Villette

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Paperback, 672 pages
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United Kingdom, 1 December 2004


Charlotte Brontë was born in Yorkshire in 1816. As a child, she was sent to boarding school, where two of her sisters died; she was subsequently educated at home with her younger siblings, Emily, Branwell and Anne. As an adult, Charlotte worked as a governess and taught in a school in Brussels. Jane Eyre was first published in 1847 under the pen-name Currer Bell, and was followed by Shirley (1848), Villette (1853) and The Professor (posthumously published in 1857). In 1854 Charlotte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died in March of the following year.


Charlotte Bronte (1816-55), sister of Anne Bronte and Emily Bronte. Jane Eyre appeared in 1847 and was followed by Shirley (1848) and Vilette (1853). In 1854 Charlotte Bronte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died during her pregnancy on March 31, 1855 in Haworth, Yorkshire.


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Charlotte Brontë was born in Yorkshire in 1816. As a child, she was sent to boarding school, where two of her sisters died; she was subsequently educated at home with her younger siblings, Emily, Branwell and Anne. As an adult, Charlotte worked as a governess and taught in a school in Brussels. Jane Eyre was first published in 1847 under the pen-name Currer Bell, and was followed by Shirley (1848), Villette (1853) and The Professor (posthumously published in 1857). In 1854 Charlotte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died in March of the following year.


Charlotte Bronte (1816-55), sister of Anne Bronte and Emily Bronte. Jane Eyre appeared in 1847 and was followed by Shirley (1848) and Vilette (1853). In 1854 Charlotte Bronte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died during her pregnancy on March 31, 1855 in Haworth, Yorkshire.

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9780140434798
ISBN
0140434798
Dimensions
13 x 3.1 x 19.8 centimeters (0.40 kg)

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Charlotte Bronte was born in Yorkshire in 1816. As a child, she was sent to boarding school, where two of her sisters died; she was subsequently educated at home with her younger siblings, Emily, Branwell and Anne. As an adult, Charlotte worked as a governess and taught in a school in Brussels. Jane Eyre was first published in 1847 under the pen-name Currer Bell, and was followed by Shirley (1848), Villette (1853) and The Professor (posthumously published in 1857). In 1854 Charlotte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died in March of the following year.

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I am only just returned to a sense of real wonder about me, for I have been reading Villette... (George Eliot)"

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By on April 8, 2009
In the edition I bought the Preface begins, "Villette is really two novels. If you want to read the first one, stop reading now and go straight to the novel." That's exactly what you should do. Skip any preface or introduction and dive in - you'll be glad you did. When I stopped comparing Charlotte and Anne's work with Emily's, I was able to appreciate their books for what they are, not condemn them instantly for not being Wuthering Heights 2: Wuthering Harder. This is especially true for Villette. At first I didn't like it, near the middle I was bored, but by the end I was fascinated. The Preface was right - it really is two novels. The first has to do with a governess named Lucy Snowe and a town called Villette. The second - well, persevere, and by the end you'll be itching to have another go at the text. Worth reading, worth buying and revisiting.
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