false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg 31175 75 Charlotte Brontë's first novel certainly benefits from the vocal gifts of reader James Wilby. Title character William Crimsworth's attempt to find his own way in a world obsessed with money and manners comes alive as Bronte's vivid images and Wilby's lyrical delivery combine. Met with a rainbow of characters, the listener can easily establish each as an individual and understand how they impact Crimsworth. This recording is a fine introduction to nineteenth-century literature. 2685446 1857 The Professor total:783|5:95|4:250|3:316|2:105|1:17| 783 2650 1462 64 902436 1853262080 9781853262081 21 3 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179314464m/902436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902436.The_Professor 3 4 false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 05:53:33 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 11:25:19 -0700 2008 Charlotte Bronte didn't like Jane Austen, which makes me continually compare the two of them. In this book, Bronte begins a chapter by addressing the reader that authors should write more about real emotions and real life and not always spiral the emotions of the characters out...more...]]> 31175 1582870950 9781582870953 625 39 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31175.The_Professor 5 3 false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 07:58:05 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 10:53:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 773147 0140433112 9780140433111 63 7 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178223791m/773147.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/773147.The_Professor 3 2 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Dec 23 09:44:53 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 05 10:05:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 902436 1853262080 9781853262081 21 3 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179314464m/902436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902436.The_Professor 2 1 false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 01:05:28 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 22:24:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 31175 1582870950 9781582870953 625 39 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31175.The_Professor 1 1 false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 12 21:54:07 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 11 22:50:54 -0700 2008 1.75
There is a lot of superfluous attempts at developing plot. The actual plot does not start up until half way through the book....more...]]> 31175 1582870950 9781582870953 625 39 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31175.The_Professor 4 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 18 08:15:01 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 08:16:12 -0800 2009 Wuthering Heights, but it was not on the shelf, so I decided to take this one. It's a charming little book, if one overlooks the narrator's conviction that the shape of a person's head, face, and even body reveals their inner character; also his tendency to refer to different Euro...more...]]> 31175 1582870950 9781582870953 625 39 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31175.The_Professor 3 0 false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 16:12:59 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 14:53:14 -0700 2009 The Professor, it was hardly life-changing.

One warning: there is a LOT of French in this novel! The British readers at the time would, of course, have understood every word. Thankfully, my French is good enough that I was able to read uninterrupted by going to my diction...more...]]> 773147 0140433112 9780140433111 63 7 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178223791m/773147.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/773147.The_Professor 3 0 false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 02:23:52 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 05:42:39 -0700 2009 Kate Mosse was put on the spot and asked what she thought made a book a classic. In spite of claiming to be stumped, she quickly came up with three things: that it stands outside its time and context; that plot and characters mesh properly; and ...more...]]> 31175 1582870950 9781582870953 625 39 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31175.The_Professor 4 0 false Fri Apr 10 10:52:38 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 10:53:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 31175 1582870950 9781582870953 625 39 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31175.The_Professor 2 0 false Tue Jan 13 03:35:49 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 03:36:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1101276 0192835114 9780192835116 18 5 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180991828m/1101276.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1101276.The_Professor 3 0 true Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 08:58:17 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 07:58:05 -0800 2008 Persuasion to clear my palate.

I would say that this is a mediocre book by an author-in-the-works. It has a lot of the symptoms of an amateur writer who will be good someday, but isn't yet. I think...more...]]> 773147 0140433112 9780140433111 63 7 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178223791m/773147.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/773147.The_Professor 3 0 false Tue Jan 20 13:50:47 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 17 19:08:01 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 20 13:50:47 -0800 2009
There are times when Bronte captivates me with description. "How, with the tintless palor of her skin and the classic straightness of her lineaments, she managed to look sensual, I don't know. I think her lips and eyes contrived the affair...more...]]> 31175 1582870950 9781582870953 625 39 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31175.The_Professor 1 1 false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 12:19:47 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 12:00:12 -0800 2009 773147 0140433112 9780140433111 63 7 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178223791m/773147.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/773147.The_Professor 3 0 true Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 18:05:47 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 10:06:45 -0800 2009
This book feels rushed compared to Bronte's other novels; not in pacing but in the number of events. It is well-written and addresses the themes I found so interesting and moving in "Villette", themes that fee...more...]]> 1612349 2070762696 9782070762699 1 1 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185870892m/1612349.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1612349.Le_professeur 3 0 false Wed Apr 16 11:58:23 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 12:00:47 -0700 2008 Le Professeur est le premier roman écrit par Charlotte Brontë, bien qu'il n'ait été publié qu'après la mort de son auteur, en 1857. Il s'inspire du séjour que Charlotte a effectué à Bruxelles pour y étudier le français et de ses propres sentiments pour l'un de ses professeurs.
Le rom...more...]]> 31175 1582870950 9781582870953 625 39 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31175.The_Professor 2 0 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Sep 05 19:19:30 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 03 12:26:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 31175 1582870950 9781582870953 625 39 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31175.The_Professor 3 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 16:50:19 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 08:35:44 -0700 2009 "The Professor," is an excellent work by Charlotte Bronte. Said to be her most autobiographical work, between the lines you can read her struggle and personal narration. It's as though she lived every line of the story, and it's a powerful one, indeed.

Though not as poign...more...]]> 31175 1582870950 9781582870953 625 39 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31175.The_Professor 3 0 false Sat Jul 25 14:05:39 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 14:12:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 773147 0140433112 9780140433111 63 7 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178223791m/773147.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/773147.The_Professor 3 0 false Tue Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 11:34:54 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 11:37:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 31175 1582870950 9781582870953 625 39 3.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220194504m/31175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31175.The_Professor 4 0 false Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 17:34:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 17:43:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=31175