Villette

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:VilletteISBN13:9781539026402ISBN10:153902640XAuthor:Bronte, Charlotte (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - Classics For Your Collection: Goo Glu80lcr --------- Villette Begins With Its Famously Passive Protagonist, Lucy Snowe, Age 14, Staying At The Home Of Her Godmother Mrs Bretton In The Clean And Ancient Town Of Bretton, In England Also In Residence Are Mrs Bretton's Son, John Graham Bretton (Whom The Family Calls Graham), And A Young Visitor, Paulina Home (Who Is Called Polly) Polly Is A Peculiar Little Girl Who Soon Develops A Deep Devotion To Graham, Who Showers Her With Attention But Polly's Visit Is Cut Short When Her Father Arrives To Take Her Away For Reasons That Are Not Stated, Lucy Leaves Mrs Bretton's Home A Few Weeks After The Polly's Departure Some Years Pass, During Which An Unspecified Family Tragedy Leaves Lucy Without Family, Home, Or Means After Some Initial Hesitation, She Is Hired As A Caregiver By Miss Marchmont, A Rheumatic Crippled Woman Lucy Is Soon Accustomed To Her Work And Has Begun To Feel Content With Her Quiet Lifestyle During An Evening Of Dramatic Weather Changes, Miss Marchmont Regains All Her Energy And Feels Young Again She Shares With Lucy Her Sad Love Story Of 30 Years Previously, And Concludes That She Should Treat Lucy Better And Be A Better Person She Believes That Death Will Reunite Her With Her Dead Lover The Next Morning, Lucy Finds Miss Marchmont Dead Lucy Then Leaves The English Countryside And Goes To London At The Age Of 23, She Boards A Ship For Labassecour Despite Knowing Very Little French She Travels To The City Of Villette, Where She Finds Employment As A Bonne (Nanny) At Mme Beck's Boarding School For Girls (This School Is Seen As Being Based Upon The H Gers' Brussels Pensionnat) After A Time, She Is Hired To Teach English At The School, In Addition To Having To Mind Mme Beck's Three Children She Thrives Despite Mme Beck's Constant Surveillance Of The Staff And Students Dr John, A Handsome English Doctor, Frequently Visits The School Because Of His Love For The Coquette Ginevra Fanshawe In One Of Villette's Famous Plot Twists, Dr John Is Later Revealed To Be John Graham Bretton, A Fact That Lucy Has Known But Has Deliberately Concealed From The Reader After Dr John (I E , Graham) Discovers Ginevra's Unworthiness, He Turns His Attention To Lucy, And They Become Close Friends She Values This Friendship Highly Despite Her Usual Emotional Reserve ------------------------------ Bront Described The Ambiguity Of The Ending As A Little Puzzle It Is Almost Supernatural To Read Books From Almost Two Hundred Years Ago And See Your Own Thoughts And Experiences Go Ahead, Indulge, And Enjoy There Are Some Pretty Awesome Twists And Turns In This Book Scroll Up And Get Your Copy Timeless Classics For Your Bookshelf (Available At 'S Createspace) Classic Books For Your Inspiration And Entertainment Visit Us At: Goo Gl0oiszu Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2016-09-22Weight:1.28 lbsDimensions:0.89'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:438Language:English

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