The Professor
Charlotte Brontë
Caroline really enjoyed this book, which was Charlotte Brontë's first novel. However, it is very much a first novel and has its weaknesses. It tells the story of a young man, an orphan who falls out with his wealthy relatives because he wants to go into trade rather than into the church. He works in
the mill then as a teacher of English in Belgium. An interesting attempt by
a woman to write as a young man but this doesn't quite ring true. By the end of the book the narrative has lost its drive and it gets a bit boring, though still has some nice touches.
Caroline 12/9/99
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