The Professor

By: Charlotte Brontë

Narrated by: Peter Joyce

William Crimsworth escapes the brutal employment of his brother in a Yorkshire mill town, changes profession and takes a position as tutor in a boys' school in Brussels.

The authoress is unusually frank, for the time, in her scrutiny of the relationship between the teacher and the domineering headmistress of the adjoining girls' school, Zoraide Reuter.

Crimsworth manages to avoid the older woman's manipulation and begins a relationship with a poor pupil/teacher only to have these advances briefly frustrated by the headmistress' jealousy and dislike of the younger woman."The Professor is as good as I can write; it contains more pith, more substance, and more reality, in my judgement!"Charlotte Bronte.

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Critic reviews

"Peter Joyce is the most remarkable one-man band in audiobook publishing. Joyce, an experienced actor, reads them all himself." ( The Independent)

Fine characterization and glimpse of another era.

The writer lets the main character overcome the class system of old England and maneuver himself around the pitfalls of those who might undermine his innate moral standards. Her story proceeded, a a steady pace, from the humble beginnings of a young man through his growth in character, profession and social maturity. Even though written in the style of Bronte's time, it was not overly wordy. Nor did it wallow in the disparity between the rich an poor.

Great Story, Great reader! Loved IT

This is a Great story and was a great reader, I loved every minute of it. I was sad when it was over.

Awfully Boring

Most boring book I've ever listened to. The narrator was awful, therefore making the reader get lost! I swear I don't even know what the book was about. the first of the book was kind of interesting but after working with his brother I can't tell you the reason it was written! !