to heighten the impression of her heroine's nervous isolation and heroic fortitude but all the apparitions are found to have realistic explanations' (The Oxford Companion to English Literature). The novel combines a masterly portrayal of Belgian daily life with a highly personal use of the elements of Gothic fiction Charlotte Brontë uses hints of the supernatural. 'The novel, like its predecessor The Professor (then unpublished), is based on the author's experiences in Brussels, here renamed Villette, and also has as its centre a pupil-teacher relationship. A near fine copy in an unsophisticated state.

A few pages with small marginal stains, and page 107 of volume III opened rough at fore-edge, but not affecting text. Spines stamped in blind with a floral design at head and tail. Original greenish-brown morocco-grain cloth decoratively stamped in blind with a three-line border enclosing a rectangular border that contains a floral design in each corner. Three octavo volumes (7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches 195 x 125 mm). London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1853.įirst edition. By Currer Bell, Author of 'Jane Eyre,' 'Shirley,' etc. By Currer Bell, Author of “Jane Eyre,” “Shirley,” etc. So come on BBC you are now showing ROADS TO FREEDOM and shortly your terrific production of SUNSET SONG open your vaults and let us see MAN OF STRAW again with Derek Jacobi, CAKES AND ALE, SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION, FATHERS AND SONS, EYELESS IN GAZA and much, much, more.BRONTË, Charlotte. Based upon her own experiences as a student in Belgium this is a much more believable a d mature work than Jane Eyre shame it is not better known. So often with Hollywood productions the plain heroine is anything but yet with Judy Parfitt it was a lot more believable as indeed was Peter Jeffrey as the irascible Monsieur Paul Emmanuel. There was the school classroom, the dormitories and the gardens and that was about it. In many ways like other classic productions of this era.it was liking watching a stage play with very few sets. I remember this series vividly another one which the BBC made very cheaply and where it's strength lay in the solid screenplay and the wonderful acting of Peter Jeffrey ,Mona Bruce and Judy Parfitt in particular.

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