Shirley (Paperback)

Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Robert considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar to solve his financial woes, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline, who, bored and desperate, lives as a dependent in her uncle's home with no prospect of a career. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert's brother, an impoverished tutor - a match opposed by her family. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled? Set during the Napoleonic wars at a time of national economic struggles, Shirley (1849) is an unsentimental, yet passionate depiction of conflict between classes, sexes and generations.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Penguin Classics
Release date:	June 2006
First published:	September 2006
Authors:	Charlotte Bronte
Introduction by:	Lucasta Miller
Notes by:	Jessica Cox
Dimensions:	196 x 130 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	664
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-143986-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction Promotions
LSN:	0-14-143986-6
Barcode:	9780141439860

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