The following is a quick summary of Vilette. "Lucy Snowe is seeking some much-needed stability and security when she takes a job as a teacher in the faraway city of Villette. What she does not realize is that she's in for a wild ride of mystery, intrigue, and romance. When Lucy arrives, the girls' boarding school where she has taken a post would seem to be a perfectly proper and safe environment. However, soon after her arrival, Lucy has a frightening run-in with a ghostly presence that haunts the school's attic: the spirit of a nun rumored to have been the victim of a gruesome punishment for breaking her vows. As Lucy attempts to gather her courage in the face of this unsettling development, she must also deal with day-to-day challenges at the school. The hope of love gives her strength as Lucy finds herself falling for one of her fellow teachers, the dashing Paul Emanuel. There are many who would keep Lucy and Paul apart, however, as they soon find. Can Lucy ever find the happiness and security she has sought for so long? Nothing is as simple as it seems or as we might like in this intriguing Gothic tale from the masterful pen of Charlotte Brontë."
This copy of Vilette by Charlotte Bronte measures 16x11x2.5cm with 570 pages. The label inside the front cover states that it was awarded to Audrey Woodward in 1941 as a Sunday school prize by St. Mark's Sunday school, Newport.
The following is a summary of 'A Child's Garden of Verses' by Robert Louis Stevenson. "A Child’s Garden of Verses is a book of poetry for children. Stevenson dedicated the poems to his nurse Cummy (Alison Cunningham), who cared for him during his many childhood illnesses. The collection includes some of Stevenson’s most famous poems, including “The Land of Counterpane”, “My Shadow and “The Lamplighter”.
Many of the poems describe the imaginative life of the child. In “Pirate Story”, for example, the garden becomes the setting for pirate adventure. “The Land of Nod” describes the dream land that children can only visit when they are asleep.
Some of the poems, particularly those in “The Child Alone” section evoke the loneliness of being young, ill and without companions (certainly Stevenson was here remembering his own childhood). Children in these poems use their imaginations to entertain themselves, rather than the company of a friend.
Poems in the “Garden Days” section of the collection are concerned with nature and the seasons. Other poems in the book are moral reminders to children. For example, “Good and Bad Children” warns that children who behave badly will be disliked as adults.
The “Envoys” section of poetry consists of poems dedicated to Stevenson’s friends and family, particularly those who he spent time with at Colinton Manse when he was a child. His experiences at the manse playing in the garden inspired many of the poems in the collection.
In the last poem of the collection, “To Any Reader”, Stevenson reminds his readers that all children eventually grow up, and that these poems are memories of a time that has past. This poem also serves to show that A Child’s Garden of Verses is not just a book for children, but addresses adult themes like loss and loneliness."
This copy of Poems by Robert Louis Stevenson measures 16x11x1.75cm with 190 pages. The label inside the front cover states that it was awarded to June Woodward in 1934 by St. Mark's Sunday school.
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