Villette by Charlotte Bront? (English) Paperback Book

Description: Villette by Charlotte Brontë Read this beautiful, romantic feminist classic from the author of Jane Eyre.When Lucy Snowe leaves England to look for a new life on the Continent she has no idea what lies in store for her. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description I am only just returned to a sense of the real world about me, for I have been reading Villette ... There is something preternatural about its power George EliotRead this beautiful, romantic feminist classic from the author of Jane Eyre.When Lucy Snowe leaves England to look for a new life on the Continent she has no idea what lies in store for her. This quiet, lonely girl must learn quickly when she finds herself teaching in a foreign school, with no friends or family to rely on. However, its not long before figures from Lucys past appear and she becomes involved in dilemmas which inspire new and passionate feelings in her.I am only just returned to a sense of the real world about me, for I have been reading Villette ... There is something preternatural about its power George Eliot Notes Vintage Classics edition of Brontes unsettling masterpiece. Author Biography Charlotte Bronte was born on 21 April 1816. Her father was curate of Haworth, Yorkshire and her mother died when she was five years old, leaving five daughters and one son. In 1824 Charlotte, Maria, Elizabeth, and Emily were sent to Cowan Bridge, a school for clergymens daughters, where Maria and Elizabeth both caught tuberculosis and died. The children were taught at home from this point on and together they created vivid fantasy worlds which they explored in their writing. Charlotte worked as a teacher from 1835 to 1838 and then as a governess. In 1846, along with Emily and Anne, Charlotte published Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. After this Emily wrote Wuthering Heights, Anne wrote Agnes Grey and Charlotte wrote The Professor. Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey were both published but Charlottes novel was initially rejected. In 1847 Jane Eyre became her first published novel and met with immediate success. Between 1848 and 1849 Charlotte lost her remaining siblings- Emily, Branwell and Anne. She published Shirley in 1849, Villette in 1853 and in 1854 she married the Revd. Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died the next year, on 31 March 1855. Review Weird and wonderful * Guardian *So original, so transgressive in its content and so startlingly unorthodox in its form, that its 19th-century readers were dumbfounded by it...a visionary description of psychic life ...a subtle and dazzlingly inventive exploration of areas of consciousness never mapped in fiction before, and seldom since * Sunday Times *Villette has always been the most heart-squeezing of the Bronte novels...a perfect study of quiet desperation...a rich novel * Sunday Express *A novel with an unconscious mind. The deeper you dig, the more disturbing it becomes -- Lucasta Miller * Independent *Charlotte Brontes most profound achievement * Independent * Promotional I am only just returned to a sense of the real world about me, for I have been reading Villette ... There is something preternatural about its power George Eliot Review Text Weird and wonderful Review Quote "I am only just returned to a sense of the real world about me, for I have been reading Villette . . . There is something preternatural about its power" George Eliot Promotional "Headline" I am only just returned to a sense of the real world about me, for I have been reading Villette ... There is something preternatural about its power George Eliot Details ISBN0099529920 Pages 672 Year 2009 ISBN-10 0099529920 ISBN-13 9780099529927 Format Paperback Publication Date 2009-06-04 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.8 Death 1855 Media Book Tag vintageclassics Language English Publisher Vintage Publishing Imprint Vintage Classics UK Release Date 2009-06-04 AU Release Date 2009-06-04 NZ Release Date 2009-06-04 Translator Olga Meerson Birth 2020 Affiliation Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications QC Alternative 9781409077749 Audience General Author Charlotte Brontë We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:20824936;

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