Shirley
$26.05
- Paperback
704 pages
- Release Date
20 July 2006
Summary
A new edition of the least well known of Charlotte Bronte’s novels, but one of the most fascinating, for its engagement with the ‘woman question’ and the vivid depiction of Yorkshire during the Napoleonic Wars.
Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Robert considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar to solve his financial woes, yet his …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141439860 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141439866 |
| Author: | Lucasta Miller, Jessica Cox, Charlotte Brontë |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2006 |
| Weight: | 504g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 42mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Lucasta Miller
Charlotte Bronte (1816-55), sister of Anne Bronte and Emily Bronte. Jane Eyre appeared in 1847 and was followed by Shirley (1848) and Vilette (1853). In 1854 Charlotte Bronte married her father’s curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died during her pregnancy on March 31, 1855 in Haworth, Yorkshire.
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