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First published in 1849, "Shirley" is Charlotte Brontë's only historical novel and her most topical one.
Written at a time of social unrest, it is set during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, when economic hardship led to riots in the woollen district of Yorkshire. A mill-owner, Robert Moore, is determined to introduce new machinery despite fierce opposition from his workers; he ignores their suffering, and puts his own life at risk. Robert sees marriage to the wealthy Shirley Keeldar as the solution to his difficulties, but he loves his cousin Caroline. She suffers misery and frustration, and Shirley has her own ideas about the man she will choose to marry. The friendship between the two women, and the contrast between their situations, is at the heart of this compelling novel, which is suffused with Brontë's deep yearning for an earlier time.
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Romance, Children's Literature
Length24 hrs 14 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 25, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1 - LEVITICAL.
2Chapter 2 - THE WAGONS.
3Chapter 3 - MR. YORKE.
4Chapter 4 - MR. YORKE (continued).
5Chapter 5 - HOLLOW'S COTTAGE.
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6Chapter 6 - CORIOLANUS.
7Chapter 7 - THE CURATES AT TEA.
8Chapter 8 - NOAH AND MOSES.
9Chapter 9 - BRIARMAINS.
10Chapter 10 - OLD MAIDS.
11Chapter 11 - FIELDHEAD.
12Chapter 12 - SHIRLEY AND CAROLINE.
13Chapter 13 - FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS ON BUSINESS.
14Chapter 14 - SHIRLEY SEEKS TO BE SAVED BY WORKS.
15Chapter 15 - MR. DONNE'S EXODUS.
16Chapter 16 - WHITSUNTIDE.
17Chapter 17 - THE SCHOOL FEAST.
18Chapter 18 - WHICH THE GENTEEL READER IS RECOMMENDED TO SKIP, LOW PERSONS BEING HERE INTRODUCED.
19Chapter 19 - A SUMMER NIGHT.
20Chapter 20 - TO-MORROW.
21Chapter 21 - MRS. PRYOR.
22Chapter 22 - TWO LIVES.
23Chapter 23 - AN EVENING OUT.
24Chapter 24 - THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
25Chapter 25 - THE WEST WIND BLOWS.
26Chapter 26 - OLD COPY-BOOKS.
27Chapter 27 - THE FIRST BLUESTOCKING.
28Chapter 28 - PHŒBE.
29Chapter 29 - LOUIS MOORE.
30Chapter 30 - RUSHEDGE—A CONFESSIONAL.
31Chapter 31 - UNCLE AND NIECE.
32Chapter 32 - THE SCHOOLBOY AND THE WOOD-NYMPH.
33Chapter 33 - MARTIN'S TACTICS.
34Chapter 34 - CASE OF DOMESTIC PERSECUTION—REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF PIOUS PERSEVERANCE IN THE DISCHARGE OF RELIGIOUS DUTIES.
35Chapter 35 - WHEREIN MATTERS MAKE SOME PROGRESS, BUT NOT MUCH.
36Chapter 36 - WRITTEN IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
37Chapter 37 - THE WINDING-UP.
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