You might also like

More about Shirley

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 11 loyalty points

Book synopsis

The Shirley of the title is a woman of independent means; her friend Caroline is not. Both struggle with what a woman's role is and can be. Their male counterparts - Louis, the powerless tutor, and Robert, his cloth-manufacturing brother - also stand at odds to society's expectations. The novel is set in a period of social and political ferment, featuring class disenfranchisement, the drama of Luddite machine-breaking, and the divisive effects of the Napoleonic Wars. But Charlotte Bront?s particular strength lies in exploring the hidden psychological drama of love, loss and the quest for identity. Personal and public agitation are brought together against the dramatic backdrop of her native Yorkshire. As always, Bront? challenges convention, exploring the limitations of social justice whilst telling not one but two love stories.

Book details

Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

• Full title: Shirley
• Author: Charlotte Bronte
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528
• EAN: 9781853260643
• ISBN: 1853260649
• ID: 04298189
• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
• Weight: 340 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 127 × 29 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. August 1993

Trending among others

---

---

---