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The Professor
Charlotte Brontë · 1857
William Crimsworth leaves commercial work for Brussels, where teaching brings him into the orbit of M. Pelet, Mdlle. Reuter, and the diligent Frances Henri. Charlotte Brontë’s first novel follows his search for independence, sound judgment, and a life chosen on his own terms.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 36 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
The Cast — Full BodySource-grounded full-body character board.
The Characters — Full BodySource-grounded full-body character board.
The Characters — Principal PortraitsCharacter portrait board from the approved cast.
The Characters — Supporting Cast 1Supporting character board from the approved cast.
The Characters — Brussels and the MillCharacter portrait board from the approved cast.
BrusselsBroad reader's map of the city and its main narrative districts; keep every street relationship schematic unless stated in the text.
EnglandMap of the country William leaves and later returns to; distinguish only places named by the novel.
The Crimsworths and Their Brussels CircleThe novel's source-backed family, school, employer and friendship ties.
This edition
- Title
- The Professor
- Author
- Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855)
- First published
- 1857
- Illustrated plates
- 113 original artworks · 36 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 26 · about 88,120 words
- Reading time
- 5 h 52 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- October 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
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