Historical Fiction
Shirley ,by Charlotte Bronte with Introduction by Mrs Humphry Ward
2016·362 pages
A complex tale of love, industry, and social change in 19th-century England, exploring personal and societal struggles.
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A complex tale of love, industry, and social change in 19th-century England, exploring personal and societal struggles.
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Shirley is an 1849 social novel(illustrated) 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 1811-12, 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. The novel's popularity led to Shirley's becoming a woman's ...
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Romance & sex
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Minor romantic tension; no explicit scenes depicted.
Violence & gore
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Brief mentions of industrial unrest and minor injuries.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Moderate presence of religious themes and moral discussions.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Moderate focus on class conflict and industrial reform.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor depictions of social hardship and class-based suffering.
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