Shirley
By: Charlotte Bronte
Set in Yorkshire during the Napoleonic Wars, this novel articulates the social realities of economic hardship, the Luddite riots, dissatisfaction with the Government and an inadequate Church. Moore, a mill owner who ignores the suffering of his workers, affects the lives of Caroline and Shirley....
Book Details
- Author: Charlotte Bronte
- Language: English
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN13: 9780140620238