The Professor: Including Introductory Essays by G. K. Chesterton and Virginia Woolf

A quietly compelling story of self-discipline, integrity, and earned affection, The Professor is the first novel Charlotte Brontë completed.

Centred on William Crimsworth, a young Englishman determined to secure independence through honest labour, the story follows his move to Belgium, where he works as a teacher and gradually forges a life defined by effort rather than privilege. His restrained romance with the intelligent and principled Frances Henri unfolds slowly, grounded in mutual resp...