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Length21h 31m
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Charlotte Brontë's 1852 novel "Villette" tells the story of Lucy Snowe as she travels from England to France to work at a school for girls. The psychologically penetrating novel is less well-known than "Jane Eyre", but is frequently considered Charlotte Brontë's best work.
In "Villette", Brontë once again tells the story from the point of view of an autobiographical narrator, Lucy Snowe. The novel follows her story, the story of a young English girl with a tragic past. At the start, Lucy is just fourteen years old and lives in the English countryside with her godmother. Lucy eventually leaves England for Villette and finds work at a boarding school for girls.
She falls in love with Dr. John, a young and handsome English doctor who does not return her affections. Lucy is very hurt by this, but deeply values his friendship. Dr. John eventually marries an acquaintance of Lucy's.
Lucy meets another man at the school named Monsieur Paul Emanuel. M. Paul is a very good teacher, but he is somewhat controlling and critical when it comes to Lucy. However, he does begin to show her kindness and expresses interest in both her mind and her heart.
M. Paul arranges for Lucy to become the headmistress of her own school before setting sail to Guadalupe to do missionary work. The two agree to marry upon his return, but...
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Rating★★★★ 4.0 (114.8K)
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GenreRomance, General Fiction, Mystery and Thriller
Length21 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 1, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1. Bretton
22Chapter 22. The Letter
2Chapter 2. Paulina
23Chapter 23. Vashti
3Chapter 3. The Playmates
24Chapter 24. M. De Bassompierre
4Chapter 4. Miss Marchmont
25Chapter 25. The Little Countess
5Chapter 5. Turning A New Leaf
26Chapter 26. A Burial
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6Chapter 6. London
27Chapter 27. The Hôtel Crécy
7Chapter 7. Villette
28Chapter 28. The Watchguard
8Chapter 8. Madame Beck
29Chapter 29. Monsieur's Fête
9Chapter 9. Isidore
30Chapter 30. M. Paul
10Chapter 10. Dr John
31Chapter 31. The Dryad
11Chapter 11. The Portress's Cabinet
32Chapter 32. The First Letter
12Chapter 12. The Casket
33Chapter 33. M. Paul Keeps His Promise
13Chapter 13. A Sneeze Out Of Season
34Chapter 34. Malevola
14Chapter 14. The Fête
35Chapter 35. Fraternity
15Chapter 15. The Long Vacation
36Chapter 36. The Apple Of Discord
16Chapter 16. Auld Lang Syne
37Chapter 37. Sunshine
17Chapter 17. La Terrasse
38Chapter 38. Cloud
18Chapter 18. We Quarrel
39Chapter 39. Old And New Acquaintance
19Chapter 19. The Cleopatra
40Chapter 40. The Happy Pair
20Chapter 20. The Concert
41Chapter 41. Faubourg Clotilde
21Chapter 21. Reaction
42Chapter 42. Finis
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