Length9h 45m
About this audiobook
Charlotte Brontë’s first-written—yet last-published—novel, The Professor, draws on her own experiences in Brussels to present a sober, unsentimental view of life and love.
Rejecting the romantic conventions of her era, Brontë introduces us to William Crimsworth, a reserved and principled Englishman who refuses to be dependent on his aristocratic relatives. Seeking his fortune, he travels to Brussels to work as a teacher at a boys’ boarding school and later at a neighbouring girls’ pensionnat. There, he must navigate the petty rivalries and hypocrisies of the academic world, contending with the volatile temperament of the directress, Zoraïde Reuter, and the flirtations of his pupils.
In the midst of this, he finds an unexpected connection with Frances Henri, a quiet and diligent Anglo-Swiss teacher of lace-mending. Unlike the novel’s more flamboyant characters, Frances is defined by her integrity, modesty, and steadfast work ethic. Their relationship develops not through grand passions, but through mutual respect, intellectual companionship, and shared hardship—a slow, steady flame built on equality.
A novel of quiet defiance, The Professor champions merit, perseverance, and moral fortitude over birth and theatrics. It is the clear-eyed precursor to Brontë’s later masterpieces, offering a fascinating glimpse into the development of her revolutionary ideas about gender, class, and the nature of true partnership.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics, Romance
Length9 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
14CHAPTER XIII.
2CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.
15CHAPTER XIV.
3CHAPTER II.
16CHAPTER XV.
4CHAPTER III.
17CHAPTER XVI.
5CHAPTER IV.
18CHAPTER XVII.
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6CHAPTER V.
19CHAPTER XVIII.
7CHAPTER VI.
20CHAPTER XIX.
8CHAPTER VII.
21CHAPTER XX.
9CHAPTER VIII.
22CHAPTER XXI.
10CHAPTER IX.
23CHAPTER XXII
11CHAPTER X.
24CHAPTER XXIII
12CHAPTER XI.
25CHAPTER XXIV.
13CHAPTER XII.
26CHAPTER XXV.
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