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Professor

Professor

RomanceVictorian
Pages
222
Published
1857
Language
English

Synopsis

This novel tells the story of Lucy Snowe, a young woman who takes a position as a governess at a prestigious girls' school in the fictional town of Villette. She navigates complex relationships with her students and colleagues, including the charismatic but married Monsieur Paul Emanuel. Lucy grapples with her own desires and ambitions while trying to maintain her independence in a restrictive society.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

EmotionalReflectiveMelancholicThought-Provoking
Coming of Age

Genres

Romance Victorian Classics Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

About the author

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Charlotte Brontë

Charlotte Brontë (21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived to adulthood. Born in Thornton, Yorkshire, and raised in Haworth, where her father was the parish curate, she published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. Her best-known novel, Jane Eyre (1847), was an immediate success; she followed it with Shirley (1849) and Villette (1853). The Professor, her first written novel, appeared posthumously in 1857. Her sisters Emily...

Characters

William CrimsworthSupporting
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