Shirley
by Charlotte Bronte
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Historical FictionApr 13, 2011en
Following the dramatic romance of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte intended Shirley to be a 'salutary' change. Set in Yorkshire during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, the novel articulates the social realities of economic hardship, the Luddite riots, dissatisfaction with the gover…
Victorian Era
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Darkness