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The Professor

    Charlotte Brontë's The Professor is a classic romance novel. Key subjects include women teachers.

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    About The Professor

    "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.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

    Genres

    Subjects

    • Love stories
    • Triangles, Interpersonal relations
    • Women teachers
    • British, Belgium
    • Brussels, Belgium
    • Belgium, Social life and customs, 19th century

    Quick answers

    Who wrote The Professor?

    The Professor was written by Charlotte Brontë.

    What genre is The Professor?

    It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

    Is The Professor free to read?

    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

    What books are similar to The Professor?

    Readers who like it often enjoy The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1, The Age of Innocence and An Old Man's Love.

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