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Shirley

Nov 27, 2025 2:40 PM

Author:Charlotte Bronte,Lucasta Miller

Shirley

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 wars at a time of national economic struggles, Shirley (1849) is an unsentimental, yet passionate depiction of conflict between classes, sexes and generations.

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Hysterical...Full of glamour, bitching and backstabbing - we love it

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Genuine wit and charm

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Witty novel about life and love after divorce, Hollywood-style.

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A bitchy and entertaining look at life in La-La Land

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