A historian nearing retirement retreats into his cramped old study, unable to let go of his life's work or the memory of a brilliant former student whose invention has enriched — and unsettled — his family.
Books mentioned in The Professor's House (2)
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne: “He could charge up the time spent in perusing "The Scarlet Letter" to Colonial history, and "Tom Sawyer" to the Missouri Compromise, it was said.”
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain: “He could charge up the time spent in perusing "The Scarlet Letter" to Colonial history, and "Tom Sawyer" to the Missouri Compromise, it was said.”