Charlotte Bront+½ , Helen Cooper (Editor)
Villette (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241198964
- author:
- Charlotte Bront+½ , Helen Cooper (Editor)
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 672
- Dimensions:
- 13.6 x 4.2 x 20.4 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Classics, , Charlotte Bront+½, Helen Cooper,Villette (Penguin Clothbound Classics),Penguin Classics,0241198968,General & Literary Fiction,Fiction,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Literature: Classics,19th Century English Novel And Short Sto
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
A Penguin Hardcover Classics edition of Charlotte Brontë's Villette, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of her birth. This novel tells the story of Lucy Snowe, a young woman who sets sail for a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette, where she struggles to maintain her self-possession amidst unruly pupils and complex relationships. Drawing on Brontë's own experiences as a governess in Brussels, Villette is a powerful exploration of isolation and unrequited love. The novel follows Lucy's journey as she navigates her feelings for the school's English doctor and the dictatorial professor Paul Emmanuel, all while confronting the challenges of her isolated life. With its deeply personal and moving portrayal of loneliness and longing, Villette remains a compelling and thought-provoking read to this day.
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