{"product_id":"villette-by-charlotte-bronte-9780199536658","title":"Villette","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I am only just returned to a sense of the real world about me, for I have been reading \u003cem\u003eVillette\u003c\/em\u003e, a still more wonderful book than \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - George Eliot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLucy Snowe, in flight from an unhappy past, leaves England and finds work as a teacher in Madame Beck's school in \u003cem\u003eVillette\u003c\/em\u003e. Strongly drawn to the fiery, autocratic schoolmaster Monsieur Paul Emanuel, Lucy is compelled by Madame Beck's jealous interference to assert her right to love and be loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased in part on Charlotte Brontë's experience in Brussels ten years earlier, \u003cem\u003eVillette\u003c\/em\u003e (1853) is a cogent and dramatic exploration of a woman's response to the challenge of a constricting social environment. Its deployment of imagery, comparable in power to that of Emily Brontë's \u003cem\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/em\u003e, and its use of comedy—ironic or exuberant—in the service of an ultimately sombre vision, make \u003cem\u003eVillette\u003c\/em\u003e especially appealing to the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE SERIES:\u003c\/strong\u003e For over 100 years, Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47648157040876,"sku":"9780199536658","price":39.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780199536658-villette.jpg?v=1779250748","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/villette-by-charlotte-bronte-9780199536658","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}