Shirley - Brossura

Bronte, Charlotte

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0007449895 ISBN 13: 9780007449897

Casa editrice: Harper UK, 2012

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‘Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within as on the state of things without and around us.’

Considered one of her less well-known novels, Shirley is Charlotte Brontë’s only historical work, set during the Napoleonic Wars. Wealthy and independent, Shirley is very different from her friend Caroline, who has few prospects and is dependent on her uncle. Struggling mill owner Robert Moore considers marriage to the monied Shirley in order to secure his financial future; however, it is Caroline who he loves, while Shirley has fallen for Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor who is deemed an unsuitable match for her. Unsentimental, yet unflinching in her honest portrayal of love, class conflict and identity, Brontë uses the backdrop of her beloved Yorkshire to play out the tensions and dramas of a society facing social and industrial upheaval.

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L'autore:

Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sister authors. Her novels are considered masterpieces of English literature – the most famous of which is Jane Eyre.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Harper UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0007449895
• ISBN 13: 9780007449897
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 720