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'Villette' is not a novel that immediately comes to mind when one thinks of the Bronte sisters. But it should be. This novel has such depth and is so well-written that for me, this is the best work of any of the Brontes.
Lucy Snowe is an original protagonist, although her plights are those experienced by almost all Victorian women - she struggles financially, to be heard amongst men, and to find a place of belonging in society. She most of all battles against her own emotions, as she longs to lov ...more
Lucy Snowe is an original protagonist, although her plights are those experienced by almost all Victorian women - she struggles financially, to be heard amongst men, and to find a place of belonging in society. She most of all battles against her own emotions, as she longs to lov ...more
May 20, 2012
Xiri
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Finn
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