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ShirleyCharlotte Brontë

Shirley

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Original author: Charlotte Brontë

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"Shirley" by Charlotte Brontë is a social novel published in 1849. Set in Yorkshire during the industrial depression of 1811-12, the story unfolds against the backdrop of Luddite uprisings in the textile industry. Mill owner Robert Moore faces ruin as he battles labor unrest and economic hardship. His cousin Caroline loves him from afar, but Robert cannot afford to marry. When spirited heiress Shirley enters their lives, she becomes Caroline's close friend—yet Caroline fears Shirley and Robert will unite, threatening her own fragile hopes.

Shirley, by Charlotte Brontë. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #30486.

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38 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter166 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Levitical4,765 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: The Wagons5,816 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Mr. Yorke3,188 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: MR. YORKE (continued)4,215 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Hollow's Cottage5,761 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Coriolanus7,013 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: The Curates at Tea9,788 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Noah and Moses5,855 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Briarmains7,987 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Old Maids6,809 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Fieldhead6,158 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Shirley and Caroline7,402 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Further Communications on Business9,484 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: Shirley Seeks to Be Saved by Works5,202 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Mr. Donne's Exodus5,071 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Whitsuntide4,263 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: The School Feast5,686 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII4,200 words
  1. 20.Chapter XIX: A Summer Night5,693 words
  2. 21.Chapter XX: To-Morrow4,628 words
  3. 22.Chapter XXI: Mrs. Pryor6,399 words
  4. 23.Chapter XXII: Two Lives3,902 words
  5. 24.Chapter XXIII: An Evening Out7,201 words
  6. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Valley of the Shadow of Death6,807 words
  7. 26.Chapter XXV: The West Wind Blows2,780 words
  8. 27.Chapter XXVI: Old Copy-Books6,184 words
  9. 28.Chapter XXVII: The First Bluestocking7,922 words
  10. 29.Chapter XXVIII: Phœbe7,171 words
  11. 30.Chapter XXIX: Louis Moore3,181 words
  12. 31.Chapter XXX: Rushedge--A Confessional5,443 words
  13. 32.Chapter XXXI: Uncle and Niece5,176 words
  14. 33.Chapter XXXII: The Schoolboy and the Wood-Nymph4,205 words
  15. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Martin's Tactics3,544 words
  16. 35.Chapter XXXIV2,644 words
  17. 36.Chapter XXXV4,263 words
  18. 37.Chapter XXXVI: Written in the Schoolroom7,933 words
  19. 38.Chapter XXXVII: The Winding-Up6,758 words