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Description for Shirley
Paperback. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Set during the Napoleonic wars at a time of national economic struggles, this work depicts the conflict between classes, sexes and generations. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 484. Quarter leather over green cloth boards. Gold gilt and green impressed design on spine. Frontispiece and prints present thorughout. Minor shelf wear, with small nick to top of spine. Otherwise fine in slip case. Slip case has some shelf wear and discolouring but remains very good overall
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141439860
SKU
KOG0007316
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Bronte (1816-55), sister of Anne Bronte and Emily Bronte. Jane Eyre appeared in 1847 and was followed by Shirley (1848) and Vilette (1853). In 1854 Charlotte Bronte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died during her pregnancy on March 31, 1855 in Haworth, Yorkshire.
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