Shirley
Charlotte Brontë
Shirley is set at the time of the Luddite riots in a 19th century mill
village in Yorkshire. The book has 2 heroines: Shirley, based apparently
on Emily Brontë, is a very emancipated woman for the time because she has money and can do whatever she wants; and the other heroine based on Anne
Brontë.
The book is interesting and informative about the time and deals with
women's role in that society, both what it was and what they wanted it to
be.
Gill 21/4/02
By the same author
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