Shirley

Bronte, Charlotte

Set in Yorkshire during the Napoleonic Wars, this novel articulates the social realities of economic hardship, the Luddite riots, dissatisfaction with the Government and an inadequate Church. Moore, a mill owner who ignores the suffering of his workers, affects the lives of Caroline and Shirley.

EAN

9780140620238

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published

24 February 1994

Pages

672