Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 1482 Brontë, Charlotte 1816 1855 Bell, Currer Bronte, Charlotte Charlotte Brontë Villette Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and Distributed Proofreaders "Villette" by Charlotte Brontë is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The story centers around Lucy Snowe, a young woman who travels to the fictional town of Villette to start her life anew. Set against a backdrop of themes such as isolation, love, and self-discovery, Lucy's journey takes her to a boarding school where she encounters both friendship and conflict as she navigates her feelings for various characters, including the enigmatic Paulina Home. The opening of "Villette" introduces us to Lucy Snowe's childhood visits to her godmother’s house in Bretton, where she feels a sense of belonging among its inhabitants, particularly Mrs. Bretton and her son, Graham. However, Lucy's peace is disrupted by the arrival of a new child, Paulina, who has lost her mother and struggles with her grief. As Paulina adjusts to her new environment, the narrative hints at complex emotional dynamics that will unfold as Lucy tries to forge her identity in a foreign land, setting the stage for a rich exploration of relationships and personal growth throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Autobiographical fiction Love stories Women teachers -- Fiction British -- Belgium -- Fiction Brussels (Belgium) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1199230 1199532 2024-10-04T10:00:15.252462 2023-10-04T09:07:24.029908 text/html text/html 1205552 2023-05-22T05:35:00 text/html 600494 2024-10-04T10:00:29.777359 application/epub+zip 601890 2024-10-04T10:00:17.711436 application/epub+zip 601890 2024-10-04T10:00:16.264464 application/epub+zip 915780 2024-10-04T10:00:39.473324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 870495 2024-10-04T10:00:28.750407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 852244 2022-09-04T13:21:25.149134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1153801 1153829 2024-10-04T10:00:13.729452 2023-10-04T09:07:22.616891 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1153603 2023-05-22T05:34:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20427 2024-10-04T10:00:39.613325 application/rdf+xml 10452 2024-10-04T10:00:16.836450 image/jpeg 2789 2024-10-04T10:00:16.547507 image/jpeg 468889 2023-05-22T05:35:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 475082 2023-05-22T05:35:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 536199 2024-10-04T10:00:15.361469 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia