Name: Shirley (Oxford World’S Classics)
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Author: Brontë, Charlotte ; Smith, Margaret ; Rosengarten, Herbert
ISBN: 9780199540808

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Charlotte Brontë

Illustrated by

Margaret Smith

Herbert Rosengarten

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

624

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.8 x 12.9 x 2.9 cm

Weight

0.43 kg.

ISBN

0199540802

ISBN13

9780199540808

Synopsis "Shirley (Oxford World’S Classics)"

Shirley is Charlotte Bront: e e'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 Bront" 's deep yearning for an earlier time. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Charlotte Brontë

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(Thornton, 1816 - Haworth, 1855) Escritora británica, la mayor de las tres hermanas Brontë (Charlotte, Emily y Anne) y la única que disfrutó de popularidad en vida gracias a Jane Eyre (1847), novela que la consagró en el mundo literario. Hija del pastor anglicano Patrick Brontë, Charlotte Brontë vivió con su familia durante la mayor parte de su infancia, en medio de aquel agreste y desolado paisaje que habría de reaparecer como fondo de los fantásticos y románticos episodios de sus novelas y de las de su hermana Emily.

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