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Shirley is a woman of independent means; her friend Caroline is not. Both struggle with what a woman's role is and can be. Their male counterparts - Louis, the powerless tutor, and Robert, his cloth-manufacturing brother - also stand at odds to society's expectations.
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Shirley, Charlotte Brontë
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- Released
- 1993
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- Title
- Shirley
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Charlotte Brontë
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Released
- 1993
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 496
- ISBN10
- 1853260649
- ISBN13
- 9781853260643
- Series
- Collection
- Wordsworth Classics
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, Women, Classics, Friendship, British Literature, England, Society, 19th century, Great Britain, Fate, Industrialization, Industrial Revolution
- First published
- 1849
- Original title
- Shirley
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- Shirley is a woman of independent means; her friend Caroline is not. Both struggle with what a woman's role is and can be. Their male counterparts - Louis, the powerless tutor, and Robert, his cloth-manufacturing brother - also stand at odds to society's expectations.