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Shirley: Including Introductory Essays by G. K. Chesterton and Virginia Woolf

Shirley: Including Introductory Essays by G. K. Chesterton and Virginia Woolf

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RomanceClassic FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1528775112
ISBN13: 9781528775113
Publisher: Read & Co. Classics
Published: Jan 27 2026
Pages: 506
Weight: 1.62
Height: 1.25 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Charlotte Brontë's Shirley is a richly observed novel of social change, personal struggle, and quiet resilience set in the turbulent industrial north of England.

Against the backdrop of economic unrest and mill-owner conflicts, the story follows Caroline Helstone, a gentle and thoughtful young woman constrained by poverty and limited prospects, and Shirley Keeldar, her wealthy, independent counterpart whose fortune grants her freedoms rarely afforded to women of the time. Their contrasting lives unfold alongside the moral dilemmas and social pressures faced by Robert Moore, a mill owner determined to modernise his business at any cost.

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