The Professor (Annotated)

The Professor, Charlotte Brontë's first completed novel, traces William Crimsworth's rejection of mercantile dependence in England and his formation as a teacher in Brussels, where professional discipline, moral self-command, and love converge. Written in a spare, analytical first-person style, it is quieter than Jane Eyre yet anticipates Brontë's central concerns: education, vocation, gendered po...