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University of St. Andrews. Library. Hargreaves Collection.
Textiles et tissus Industrie et commerce.
Wydawnictwo MG Ewa Dorota Malinowska-Grupińska.
St. Mary's Church (Wakefield, England). Sunday School,
British And Irish Fiction (Fictional Works By One Author)
Shirley. : a tale
Shirley tells the story of conflicted mill-owner Robert Moore, whose desire to restore his family honour and fortune is in direct conflict with that of his heart. Set during the Napoleonic War in a period of economic unrest, Shirley is the tale of discovering what is most important in life: wealth and restoring one's family name or love and self-fulfillment.
Shirley. With an introd. by Mrs. Humphrey Ward
Caroline, a single woman working in a Yorkshire rectory, and Shirley, the inheriter of a local estate, observe the growth of industrialism, experience labor strife, and battle social conventions in nineteenth-century England.
This 1849 work offers the third volume of Charlotte Brontë's second novel.
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Shirley is Charlotte Bront--euml--;'s only historical novel and her most topical one. The introduction to this new edition considers its autobiographical overtones as well as its social context, and includes revised notes and bibliography. - ;'You expected bread, and you have got a stone; break your teeth on it, and don't shriek ... you will have learned the great lesson how to endure without a sob.'. Shirley is Charlotte Bront--euml--;'s only historical novel and her most topical one. Written at a time of social unrest, it is set during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, when economic hardship.
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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. '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 BrontE'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 its honest portrayal of love, class conflict and identity, BrontE uses the backdrop of her beloved Yorkshire to play out the tensions and dramas of a society facing social and industrial upheaval.
Sociální román nejstarší ze tří sester spisovatelek těží z anglického hnutí ludditů - ze vzmáhajícího se dělnického hnutí v době napoleonských válek. Autorka utváří svou knihu jako střetnutí dvou světů, třídy kapitalistickýchpodnikatelů, jejímž reprezentantem je džentlmenský továrník se smyslem pro nutnost technického pokroku, ale i s nezkrotnou touhou po zisku a z níž pochází i hrdinka Shirley, a třídy utlačovaných dělníků, s nimiž hrdinka - jež sibere za životního druha prostého učitele - sympatizuje.
Set in Yorkshire, England during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, Shirley is the story of a complicated friendship between two very different women: shy and socially constrained Caroline, the poor niece of a tyrannical clergyman; and the independent heiress Shirley, who has both the resources and the spirit to defy convention. The romantic entanglements of the two women with a local mill owner and his penniless brother pit the claims of passion against the boundaries of class and society.
Set during the Napoleonic wars at a time of national economic struggles, Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert's brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?
Shirley : a novel
Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this story of two contrasting heroines and the men they love illustrates Brontë's wish to reconcile the world of romantic love and fulfillment with the gritty realities of suffering, obligation, and social duty.
Shirley : roman
Shirley : [printer's copy of the novel]
Shirley, by charlotte bronte
Shirley : Introd. by Humphry Ward. With photogravure, portr. and views
Robert Moore's focus on wealth makes him ignore the conditions of his workers as well as the affections of the shy and oppressed Caroline Helstone.
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Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this story of "two contrasting heroines and the men they love" illustrates Brontë's "wish to reconcile the world of romantic love and fulfillment with the gritty realities of suffering, obligation and social duty."--Page 4 of cover.
Pocket edition of the life and works of Charlotte Brontë and her sisters Emily and Anne Brontë
In een klimaat van sociale onrust in het Noord-Engeland van 1813 proberen een jonge erfgename en haar vriendin hun weg te vinden.
Shirley : a tale. With an introd. by phyllis bentley
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Shirley, a Tale. With an Introd. by Phyllis Bentley
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Shirley, a tale
Shirley. : A tale
Shirley is an 1849 social novel by the English novelist Charlotte Brontë. It was Brontë's second published novel after Jane Eyre (originally published under Brontë's pseudonym Currer Bell). The novel is set in Yorkshire in the period 1811?1812, during the industrial depression resulting from the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The novel is set against a backdrop of the Luddite uprisings in the Yorkshire textile industry. The novel's popularity led to Shirley becoming a woman's name ...
The novel is set in Yorkshire in the period 1811-12, during the industrial depression resulting from the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The novel is set against a backdrop of the Luddite uprisings in the Yorkshire textile industry.
Shirley, a tale, by Currer Bell, Charlotte Brontë. 2nd edition
Shirley, a novel
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 is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict between classes, sexes and generations.
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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 government and an inadequate Church. In the foreground of these concerns, a mill-owner, Robert Moore, in pursuit of financial security, ignores the suffering of his workers to such an extent that an attempt is made on his life. At the same time he affects the lives of two women--the shy Caroline Helstone, who lives in the oppressive atmosphere of her uncle's rectory, and who loves him, and the wealthy, vivacious Shirley, who contemptuously rejects his self-seeking offer of marriage. In her portrayal of the personalities of these two young women, Charlotte Bronte displays the sensitive perception of one of the greatest writes in English literature.
Shirley : Charlotte Brontë ; ill. by T. H. Robinson
Shirley a tale
[Shirley. A tale. By Currer Bell.]
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Shirley : a tale
Shirley : traduit de l'anglais par Aliette-Nathalie Boudarine
Shirley / by Charlott Brontë
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"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 is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict between classes, sexes and generations." "In her introduction, Lucasta Miller discusses Charlotte Bronte's life at the time she wrote Shirley, and the novel's tone, language and treatment of social and political issues, especially the 'woman question' and industrial tensions. This edition also includes further reading, an appendix and notes."--Jacket.
Shirley : tale
Shirley A tale
Shirley. Edited by Andrew and Judith Hook
Published in 1840, and set during the Napoleonic wars, Shirley details social upheavals resulting from the industrial revolution. Robert Moore has modernized his mill, only to nearly bankrupt himself and make enemies of his workers. Desperate to recoup his fortunes, he sets his sights on the rich heiress Shirley Keeldar, though his heart belongs to another.
Twee romantische vrouwen worstelen met de beslommeringen van het dagelijks leven.
Shirley With an introd. by Mrs. Humphrey Ward
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Shirley - a tale
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This 1899 volume offers an illustrated edition of Charlotte Brontë's second novel.
Shirley. A tale
Set during the Napoleonic wars at a time of national economic struggles, Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert's brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled? - Publisher.
Shirley, Lithographs by Walter Hoyle
Set in Yorkshire during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, this novel articulates the social realities of economic hardship, the Luddite riots, dissatisfaction with the government and an inadequate Church.
Shirley et Agnès Grey : romans anglais, trad. par MM. Ch. Romey et A. Rolet. - ... -
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Set in Yorkshire during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, this novel articulates the social realities of economic hardship, the Luddite riots, dissatisfaction with the government and an inadequate Church. Previous ed.: 1981.
"When Shirley Keldar, an heiress, marries a tutor whose brother owns a mill introducing labor-saving devices, she helps the brother's campaign."
Robert Moore is a harsh mill-owner who pushes his workers so far that one of them tries to kill him. While dealing with the attempt on his life, Robert is also confronted with two very different women. One is Caroline Helstone, a shy girl virtually imprisoned in her uncle's rectory and in love with Robert. The other is Shirley, a wealthy, outgoing woman who reject's Robert's self-seeking offer of marriage.
Historical fiction
A mill-owner, Robert Moore, is determined to introduce new machinery despite fierce opposition from his workers. He sees marriage to the wealthy Shirley Keeldar as the solution to his difficulties, but he loves his cousin Caroline who suffers misery and frustration.
Shirley; with an introduction
Robert Moore is a harsh mill-owner who pushes his workers so far that one of them tries to kill him. While dealing with the attempt on his life, Robert is also confronted with two very different women. One of whom is Caroline Helstone, a shy girl virtually imprisoned in her uncle's rectory and in love with Robert. The other is Shirley, a wealthy, outgoing woman who reject's Robert's self-seeking offer of marriage.