Shirley

Name: Shirley
Author: Charlotte Brontë
ISBN: 9781427020499

by Charlotte Brontë

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Originally published by Smith, Elder & Co.

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 heart lies with his cousin Caroline, who, bored and desperate, lives as a dependent in her uncle's home with no prospect of a career. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert's brother, an impoverished tutor - a match op...

First published 1800518 pages

823.8

Category: History
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 4
Editions known: 400

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 823.8
Library of Congress (LCC): PR4167.S52 2014PR4167.S55 2006PR4167 S55 1931PR4167 S55 1899

Subjects

British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)England, fictionFictionFiction, historicalFiction, historical, generalHistorical fictionLong Now Manual for CivilizationNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- FictionNapoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fictionSocial life and customsTextile industry

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ISBN 9781427020499English

DATE DUE

First published1800

Film adaptation1922

StatusREAD

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