Charlotte Brontë Shirley Paperback - Oxford World's Classics Edition
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Further Details Title: Shirley Condition: New EAN: 9780199540808 ISBN: 9780199540808 Publisher: Oxford University Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 05/08/2008 Item Height: 196mm Item Length: 128mm Item Width: 26mm Contributor: Herbert Rosengarten (Edited by), Janet Gezari (Introduction by), Margaret Smith (Edited by) Language: English ISBN-10: 0199540802 Description: 'You expected bread, and you have got a stone; break your teeth on it, and don't shriek...you will have learned the great lesson how to endure without a sob.'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. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Genre: Literary Criticism Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Topic: Fiction, Classic Fiction Author: Charlotte Brontë Item Weight: 422g Release Year: 2008 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
