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Shirley (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
$10.05 - Save $2.57 20% off - RRP $12.62 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for ShirleyStruggling 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.
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Format: Paperback 704 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Classics | Historical Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780141439860 ISBN 10: 0141439866
- Sales rank: 104,209
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Full description for 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.
