Professor (Wordsworth Classics)

Libro Usado, Tapa Blanda. The novel follows William Crimsworth, a young Englishman who rejects his tyrannical relatives' financial support to forge his own path. He travels to Brussels, Belgium, where he secures a position as an English teacher at a boys' school and a neighboring girls' boarding academy.At the school, William becomes entangled with the manipulative headmistress, Zoraïde Reuter, who plays with his affections. However, his life shifts when he meets Frances Henri, a penniless Anglo-Swiss pupil-teacher. Intrigued by her intelligence, modesty, and industry, William falls in love with her.The story explores themes of class, gender dynamics, and personal independence. It highlights the struggles of self-reliance in a foreign society and the pursuit of love based on mutual respect rather than social status.