Bronte (Charlotte, "Currer Bell"). Villette, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1853, half-titles discarded and without 12 pages publisher's catalogue at rear of volume 1, leaf L1 (pp.145/146) in volume 1 remargined & with slight text loss to lower outer corner, all edges gilt, modern dark green crushed morocco gilt by Bayntun (Riviere) of Bath, 8vo, housed together in green cloth-covered slipcase (Qty: 3) Sadleir 349; Smith 6 pp.138-142. Charlotte began writing Villette in earnest in the spring of 1852, she had begun to dislike the celebrity that the Currer Bell name brought with it however and asked that the novel be published anonymously. George Smith however managed to persuade her that this would harm the novel's chances and lead to a subsequent drop in sales. The novel was ultimately published under the Currer name in January 1853.
Bronte (Charlotte, "Currer Bell"). Villette, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1853, half-titles discarded and without 12 pages publisher's catalogue at rear of volume 1, leaf L1 (pp.145/146) in volume 1 remargined & with slight text loss to lower outer corner, all edges gilt, modern dark green crushed morocco gilt by Bayntun (Riviere) of Bath, 8vo, housed together in green cloth-covered slipcase (Qty: 3) Sadleir 349; Smith 6 pp.138-142. Charlotte began writing Villette in earnest in the spring of 1852, she had begun to dislike the celebrity that the Currer Bell name brought with it however and asked that the novel be published anonymously. George Smith however managed to persuade her that this would harm the novel's chances and lead to a subsequent drop in sales. The novel was ultimately published under the Currer name in January 1853.
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