# Villette — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Villette by Charlotte Brontë.

- [Bretton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/i-bretton.md): Lucy Snowe recalls her childhood visits to her godmother Mrs. Bretton in the peaceful town of Bretton. During one autumn stay, a little girl named Polly (Paulina Home) arrives to live with them after her mother's death a
- [Paulina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/ii-paulina.md): Lucy Snowe observes the arrival of Paulina Home at Bretton, a young girl deeply attached to her father and suffering from homesickness. The chapter explores Paulina's intense, monomaniacal devotion to her father, her int
- [The Playmates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/iii-the-playmates.md): Mr. Home visits for two days, remaining indoors and conversing with Mrs. Bretton. Paulina, deeply attached to Graham, struggles with her emotions and her impending departure. Lucy observes and counsels the child, who osc
- [Miss Marchmont](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/iv-miss-marchmont.md): Lucy Snowe leaves Bretton and returns home, only to face a period of hardship and loss. She becomes the companion to the rheumatic and eccentric Miss Marchmont, who recounts the tragic story of her lover Frank's death on
- [V: Turning a New Leaf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/v-turning-a-new-leaf.md): After Miss Marchmont's death, Lucy Snowe finds herself alone and must seek new employment. With fifteen pounds saved, she visits an old family servant, Mrs. Barrett, for advice. Inspired by the sight of the Aurora Boreal

> 38 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=villette_757kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/vi-london.md)
- [Villette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/vii-villette.md)
- [Madame Beck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/viii-madame-beck.md)
- [IX: Isidore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/ix-isidore.md)
- [X: Dr. John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/x-dr-john.md)
- [XI: The Potresse’s Cabinet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xi-the-potresse-s-cabinet.md)
- [XII: The Casket](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xii-the-casket.md)
- [A Sneeze Out of Season](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xiii-a-sneeze-out-of-season.md)
- [XIV: The Fête](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xiv-the-f-te.md)
- [XV: The Long Vacation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xv-the-long-vacation.md)
- [Auld Lang Syne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xvi-auld-lang-syne.md)
- [La Terrasse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xvii-la-terrasse.md)
- [We Quarrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xviii-we-quarrel.md)
- [The Cleopatra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xix-the-cleopatra.md)
- [XX: The Concert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xx-the-concert.md)
- [Reaction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxi-reaction.md)
- [The Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxii-the-letter.md)
- [Vashti](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxiii-vashti.md)
- [M. de Bassompierre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxiv-m-de-bassompierre.md)
- [The Little Countess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxv-the-little-countess.md)
- [A Burial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxvi-a-burial.md)
- [The Hôtel Crécy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxvii-the-h-tel-cr-cy.md)
- [XXVIII: The Watchguard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxviii-the-watchguard.md)
- [Monsieur's Fête](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxix-monsieur-s-f-te.md)
- [XXX: M. Paul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxx-m-paul.md)
- [XXXI: The Dryad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxxi-the-dryad.md)
- [The First Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxxii-the-first-letter.md)
- [M. Paul Keeps His Promise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxxiii-m-paul-keeps-his-promise.md)
- [Malevola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxxiv-malevola.md)
- [XXXV: Fraternity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxxv-fraternity.md)
- [XXXVI: The Apple of Discord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxxvi-the-apple-of-discord.md)
- [Sunshine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxxvii-sunshine.md)
- [Cloud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxxviii-cloud.md)
- [Old and New Acquaintance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xxxix-old-and-new-acquaintance.md)
- [The Happy Pair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xl-the-happy-pair.md)
- [XLI: Faubourg Clotilde](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xli-faubourg-clotilde.md)
- [Finis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/xlii-finis.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/villette_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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