Shirley is Charlotte Brontë's novel set in Yorkshire during the Luddite unrest of the early 1800s. It follows mill owner Robert Moore, Caroline Helstone, and the spirited heiress Shirley Keeldar amid industrial conflict and questions of love and women's independence. Its vivid social panorama and psychological depth make it rewarding to hear.
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Opening of the book
SHIRLEY
BY
CHARLOTTE BRONTË
T. Nelson & Sons
Title
Frontispiece
Moore placed his hand on his cousin's shoulder, stooped, and left a kiss on her forehead.
CONTENTS.
I.
Lŧ΄ƗǵƗŕĵƯ
3
II.
Tƒŧ WĵƄLjƿǪ
16
III.
Mǡ. YLjǡƫŧ
31
IV.
Mǡ. YLjǡƫŧ (ŕLjƿǵƗƿǼŧŠ)
40
V.
HLjƯƯLj΅'Ǫ CLjǵǵĵƄŧ
51
VI. CORIOLANUS 66 VII. THE CURATES AT TEA 85 VIII. NOAH AND MOSES 110 IX. BRIARMAINS 125 Х. OLD MAIDS 147 XI. FIELDHEAD 164 XII. SHIRLEY AND CAROLINE 181 XIII. FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS ON BUSINESS 201 XIV. SHIRLEY SEEKS TO BE SAVED BY WORKS 226 XV. MR. DONNE'S EXODUS 239 XVI. 253 WHITSUNTIDE XVII. THE SCHOOL FEAST 264 XVIII. WHICH THE GENTEEL READER IS RECOMMENDED TO SKIP, LOW PERSONS 279 BEING HERE INTRODUCED XIX. А SUMMER NIGHT 290 ХХ. 306 TO-MORROW ХХІ. 319 MRS. PRYOR ХХП. 336 Two Lives ХХП.. AN EVENING OUT 346 XXIV. THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH 365 XXV. THE WEST WIND BLOWS 384 XXVI. 392 OLD COPY-BOOKS XXVII. THE FIRST BLUESTOCKING 410 XXVIII. 433 РНСЕВЕ ХХІХ. LOUIS MOORE 453 ХХХ. RUSHEDGE-A CONFESSIONAL 461 ХХХГ. 475 UNCLE AND NIECE XXXII. THE SCHOOLBOY AND THE WOOD-NYMPH 491 XXXIII. MARTIN'S TACTICS 502 XXXIV. CASE OF DOMESTIC PERSECUTION— REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF PIOUS PERSEVERANCE IN THE DISCHARGE OF 513 RELIGIOUS DUTIES
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