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Set against the backdrop of post-Napoleonic Wars Yorkshire, the novel explores the uprisings in the textile industry while addressing themes of gender equality. The character Shirley, a strong female protagonist, contributed to the name becoming widely recognized for women, previously considered masculine. Charlotte Brontë, a prominent figure in English literature, crafted this classic, which remains relevant today. The modern edition includes a biography by G. K. Chesterton and an essay by Virginia Woolf on the Brontë family's home.
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Shirley, Charlotte Brontë
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- Released
- 2018
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- Title
- Shirley
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Charlotte Brontë
- Publisher
- Read & Co. Classics
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 662
- ISBN13
- 9781528703765
- Category
- Fiction
- First published
- 1849
- Original title
- Shirley
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of post-Napoleonic Wars Yorkshire, the novel explores the uprisings in the textile industry while addressing themes of gender equality. The character Shirley, a strong female protagonist, contributed to the name becoming widely recognized for women, previously considered masculine. Charlotte Brontë, a prominent figure in English literature, crafted this classic, which remains relevant today. The modern edition includes a biography by G. K. Chesterton and an essay by Virginia Woolf on the Brontë family's home.