Villette Summary
Charlotte Brontë

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Charlotte Bronte's 1853 novel Villette chronicles the journey of Lucy Snowe as she grows from a sheltered girl to a lonely young woman, until she finds her own place in the world. The novel opens with Lucy's visits to her godmother, Mrs. Bretton, as a child. On Lucy's last visit a child Paulina Home also comes to stay at the Brettons' home and develops a close relationship with Mrs. Bretton's son, Graham...

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