Villette (version 3)


Read by Leanne Fortune

(4.4 stars; 18 reviews)

A quiet, self-reliant, intelligent, 23-year-old woman, Lucy has, as Miss Ginevra Fanshawe asserts, "no attractive accomplishments – no beauty." She seems to have no living relatives.

Though usually reserved and emotionally self-controlled, Lucy has strong feelings and affections for those whom she really values. She even sincerely cares for the giddy Ginevra, albeit in a blunt, curmudgeonly fashion. She is a firm Protestant and denounces Roman Catholicism as false ("God is not with Rome").

The novel is initially set in the English countryside, and later follows Lucy Snowe to the fictional Belgian town of Villette, a Gothic town where the majority of the action takes place. Villette is modelled upon the city of Brussels and is set in the fictional kingdom of Labassecour (modelled on Belgium). "Labassecour" is the French word for farmyard.. - Summary by Wikipedia (24 hr 9 min)

Chapters

Bretton 19:56 Read by Leanne Fortune
Paulina 18:17 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Playmates – Part 1 24:42 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Playmates – Part 2 20:19 Read by Leanne Fortune
Miss Marchmont 24:22 Read by Leanne Fortune
Turning a New Leaf 13:47 Read by Leanne Fortune
London – Part 1 17:50 Read by Leanne Fortune
London – Part 2 15:53 Read by Leanne Fortune
Villette 26:49 Read by Leanne Fortune
Madame Beck – Part 1 26:59 Read by Leanne Fortune
Madame Beck – Part 2 17:45 Read by Leanne Fortune
Isidore - Part 1 18:36 Read by Leanne Fortune
Isidore – Part 2 14:09 Read by Leanne Fortune
Dr. John 22:00 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Portress's Cabinet 20:43 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Casket – Part 1 16:04 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Casket – Part 2 17:10 Read by Leanne Fortune
A Sneeze out of Season - Part 1 15:03 Read by Leanne Fortune
A Sneeze out of Season - Part 2 18:17 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Fete – Part 1 22:53 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Fete – Part 2 28:20 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Fete – Part 3 22:52 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Fete – Part 4 12:06 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Long Vacation – Part 1 20:52 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Long Vacation – Part 2 17:52 Read by Leanne Fortune
Auld Lang Syne - Part 1 17:08 Read by Leanne Fortune
Auld Lang Syne - Part 2 26:59 Read by Leanne Fortune
La Terrasse 27:59 Read by Leanne Fortune
We Quarrel 20:42 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Cleopatra – Part 1 14:16 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Cleopatra – Part 2 19:49 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Concert – Part 1 17:12 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Concert – Part 2 22:51 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Concert – Part 3 22:19 Read by Leanne Fortune
Reaction – Part 1 21:05 Read by Leanne Fortune
Reaction – Part 2 26:42 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Letter 28:42 Read by Leanne Fortune
Vashti – Part 1 20:45 Read by Leanne Fortune
Vashti – Part 2 18:43 Read by Leanne Fortune
M. De Bassompierre – Part 1 18:45 Read by Leanne Fortune
M. De Bassompierre – Part 2 19:10 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Little Countess – Part 1 16:37 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Little Countess – Part 2 20:27 Read by Leanne Fortune
A Burial – Part 1 21:26 Read by Leanne Fortune
A Burial – Part 2 20:25 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Hotel Crecy - Part 1 22:06 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Hotel Crecy - Part 1 22:37 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Watchguard – Part 1 12:43 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Watchguard – Part 2 20:24 Read by Leanne Fortune
Monsieur's Fete - Part 1 19:59 Read by Leanne Fortune
Monsieur's Fete - Part 2 16:33 Read by Leanne Fortune
M. Paul – Part 1 15:17 Read by Leanne Fortune
M. Paul – Part 2 13:44 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Dryad – Part 1 11:24 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Dryad – Part 2 15:50 Read by Leanne Fortune
The First Letter 22:02 Read by Leanne Fortune
M. Paul Keeps His Promise 22:31 Read by Leanne Fortune
Malevola – Part 1 13:35 Read by Leanne Fortune
Malevola – Part 2 20:42 Read by Leanne Fortune
Fraternity – Part 1 14:48 Read by Leanne Fortune
Fraternity – Part 2 20:02 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Apple of Discord – Part 1 20:20 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Apple of Discord – Part 2 21:37 Read by Leanne Fortune
Sunshine – Part 1 20:06 Read by Leanne Fortune
Sunshine – Part 2 20:23 Read by Leanne Fortune
Cloud – Part 1 20:30 Read by Leanne Fortune
Cloud – Part 2 22:49 Read by Leanne Fortune
Cloud – Part 3 27:16 Read by Leanne Fortune
Old & New Acquaintance – Part 1 15:48 Read by Leanne Fortune
Old & New Acquaintance – Part 2 15:49 Read by Leanne Fortune
The Happy Pair 17:07 Read by Leanne Fortune
Faubourg Clotilde – Part 1 20:06 Read by Leanne Fortune
Faubourg Clotilde – Part 2 18:22 Read by Leanne Fortune
Finis 9:51 Read by Leanne Fortune

Reviews

Beautifully Read—Villette, France


(5 stars)

A gentle and picturesque story of a strong, independent Protestant English Teacher in Catholic France. Interesting characters make up this story of a very strong young woman who through pain and perseverance goes from an old lady’s companion to the owner of a successful school. Through loneliness and loss her character is molded to beautifully Trust in God. She is taught to love, and ultimately finds love, in the most unlikely place and person, regardless of “differences”.


(5 stars)

This took me a long time, to hear the whole book. But I enjoyed listening to the very good reader, even tho I don't know French!


(3 stars)

Really didn't care for this novel. I don't see how anyone can rate it higher than Jane Eyre.


(3 stars)

Too much French in the reading.. left those who do not speak or understand the language lost.