Villette (Modern Library)

From AudioFile

Nadia May presents Lucy Stone, the sensitive, yet indomitable, young English woman who ventures off to France without means or family support. Whether crisply teaching English at Madame Beck's school for girls in Villette or lonely and despairing in a foreign culture, May convincingly portrays the many moods and complex character of Charlotte Bront''s heroine. Also, May seamlessly shifts accents and tone, distinguishing the rest of the characters that crowd this Gothic novel--old and young, English and French, male and female. Her many voices, with subtle timing, sweep us at a quick clip through a narrative of psychological insight and vividly rendered places, people and landscapes. J.H.L. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the

Audio Cassette edition.

Midwest Book Review

Juliet Stevenson's fine voice lends to her reading of Charlotte Bronte's Villete abridged form. Her last work revolves around a girls' school teacher and her attraction to a handsome doctor. While this is a highly regarded novel of Bronte's, it's also a lesser-known work and its appearance in audio promises newcomers the delight of Bronte's observational prowess wrapped in an engrossing audio format. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.