Oxford World's Classics Five Plays: Ivanov, the Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and the Cherry Orchard, (Paperback)

from mthelibrarian

Charlotte Bronte wrote this book before "Jane Eyre" or "Shirley" and states that it was the first of her writing attempts that she did not rip up. She writes believably from her male protagonist's point of view, though I found the lengthy assessments of his high school students to be a bit over-w...

from StoutHearted

This novel appears to be the precursor to "Villette," using a similar plot, but using a male voice as the narrator. The male is William Crimsworth, orphaned by poor parents, but raised by wealthy relations with resentment on both sides. Soon as he is of age, William sets off to make it on his own...

from madepercy

Whenever the introduction to a classic suggests that I read the novel before I read the introduction, I shall do so. I was a little disappointed that my view of the novel was shaped by the introduction, nonetheless, this was my first Brontë novel so I am sure to recover! I found the story to be l...

from P_S_Patrick

The Professor was Charlotte Bronte's first novel, and was not published during her lifetime. Though it does not provide the drama and juicier plot lines of her better known work, we do find realistic characters with human emotions, proportionate passions, and the ordinary troubles of employment, ...

from joririchardson

First of all, my reading of this book was not influenced by "Villette," and neither is this review. I have not, as of now, read that particular Bronte volume yet, so I will be reviewing this book without the comparison that I see most place on it. "The Professor" is about the young man William Cr...