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The hero of Charlotte Bronte's first novel escapes a dreary clerkship in industrial Yorkshire by taking a job as a teacher in Belgium. There, however, his entanglement with the sensuous but manipulative Zoraide Reuter, complicates his affections for a penniless girl who is both... Read Full Overview

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Sally Minogue.

The Professor is Charlotte Bront s first novel, in which she audaciously inhabits the voice and consciousness of a man, William Crimsworth. Like Jane Eyre he is parentless; like Lucy Snowe in Villette... Read Full Overview

The Professor (1857) is English writer Charlotte Bront 's first novel. Rejected by several publishing houses, Bront shelved the novel in order to write her masterpiece Jane Eyre (1847). After her death, The Professor was edited by Bront 's widower, Arthur... Read Full Overview

The hero of Charlotte Bronte's first novel escapes a dreary clerkship in industrial Yorkshire by taking a job as a teacher in Belgium. There, however, his entanglement with the sensuous but manipulative Zoraide Reuter, complicates his affections for a penniless girl who is both... Read Full Overview

Annotated Edition Including Biography Entire Novel, uncut version Character Analysis After her death notes Charlotte Bront? in Society The Professor, A Tale. was the first novel by Charlotte Bront?. It was written before Jane Eyre, but was rejected by many publishing houses... Read Full Overview

The hero of Charlotte Bront 's first novel escapes a dreary clerkship in industrial Yorkshire by taking a job as a teacher in Belgium. There, however, his entanglement with the sensuous but manipulative Zora de Reuter, complicates his affections for a penniless girl who is both... Read Full Overview

This little book was written before either "Jane Eyre" or "Shirley," and yet no indulgence can be solicited for it on the plea of a first attempt. A first attempt it certainly was not, as the pen which wrote it had been previously worn a good deal in a practice of some years... Read Full Overview

This edition contains the original and unabridged text of The Professor.

The Professor was the first novel by Charlotte Bront . It was originally written before Jane Eyre and rejected by many publishing houses, but was eventually published... Read Full Overview

Orphaned in his boyhood, William Crimsworth was sent to Eton by aristocratic relatives who withdrew their support when he declined to become a clergyman. After a disastrous attempt to join his estranged brother's business, William trades his Yorkshire clerkship for a teaching... Read Full Overview

Charles Crimsworth, the story's protagonist, tells of his youthful experiences and his adventures as he becomes a Professor in a Girl's School. This is Charlotte Bronte's first novel.

The Professor was the first novel by Charlotte Bront . It was originally written before Jane Eyre and rejected by many publishing houses, but was eventually published posthumously in 1857 by approval of Arthur Bell Nicholls, who accepted the task of reviewing and editing of the... Read Full Overview

The Clarendon Edition of The Professor marks the first time this novel--or in fact any major novel by Charlotte Bront?--has appeared in an edition based directly on the author's manuscript. The editors provide a substantial introduction, giving a full account of the novel's composition,... Read Full Overview

The story starts off with a letter William has sent to his friend Charles, detailing his refusal to his uncle's proposals to become a clergyman, as well as his first meeting with his rich brother Edward. Seeking work as a tradesman, William is offered the position of a clerk... Read Full Overview