Villette by Charlotte Bronte
The novel follows the life of Lucy Snowe, a young Englishwoman with no family or prospects, who moves to the fictional French town of Villette to teach at a girls' school. As she navigates her new life, she becomes entangled in a love triangle with a fiery professor and a charismatic doctor. The story explores themes of isolation, independence, and the constraints of societal expectations for women.
The 1076th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1853
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 400-600
- Words
- 200,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 28th on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 248th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)