Villette Complete Text
The Villette e-text contains the full text of Villette by Charlotte Bronte.
The Villette e-text contains the full text of Villette by Charlotte Bronte.
The Question and Answer section for Villette is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
After an unspecified family disaster, the protagonist Lucy Snowe travels from her native England to the fictional Continental city of Villette to teach at a girls' school.
I don't see a free translation on the net but GradeSaver has a comprehensive summary below,
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Yes, in Chapters 14-16, the exact nature of Lucy's social status is explained. Brontë spells it out ("her degree was mine," in Chapter XVI). Though Mrs. Bretton dotes on and patronizes Lucy, their "degree" is equal. That...