Shirley (Penguin Classics)

Charlotte Bronte

ISBN 10: 0140430954 / ISBN 13: 9780140430950

Edité par Penguin Classics, 1974

Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0140430954I5N10

Synopsis :

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.

À propos de l'auteur: Charlotte Bronte (1816-55) is perhaps the most admired of the Bronte sisters. Jane Eyre is her greatest and most loved novel.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Shirley (Penguin Classics)
Éditeur : Penguin Classics
Date d'édition : 1974
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Fair
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket