The Professor by Charlotte Brontë
"The Professor" by Charlotte Brontë is a novel written in 1846 and published posthumously in 1857. William Crimsworth flees his oppressive brother's employment to reinvent himself as a teacher in Brussels. There, he navigates deception and hidden motives at two neighboring schools, where his headmistress conceals more than professional interest. When a promising pupil-teacher captures his attention, jealousy sets a scheme in motion that threatens their connection. This first-person narrative traces one
man's pursuit of independence, love, and dignity in foreign territory. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Professor |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Professor_(novel) |
| Credits | An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women teachers -- Fiction |
| Subject | British -- Belgium -- Fiction |
| Subject | Brussels (Belgium) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Belgium -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1028 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 1997 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 30, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1512 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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