{"product_id":"shirley-including-introductory-essays-by-g-k-chesterton-and-virginia-woolf-paperback","title":"Shirley: Including Introductory Essays by G. K. Chesterton and Virginia Woolf - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Brontë\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eG. K. Chesterton\u003c\/b\u003e (Essay by), \u003cb\u003eG. K. Chesterton\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Brontë's \u003cem\u003eShirley\u003c\/em\u003e is a richly observed novel of social change, personal struggle, and quiet resilience set in the turbulent industrial north of England.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of economic unrest and mill-owner conflicts, the story follows Caroline Helstone, a gentle and thoughtful young woman constrained by poverty and limited prospects, and Shirley Keeldar, her wealthy, independent counterpart whose fortune grants her freedoms rarely afforded to women of the time. Their contrasting lives unfold alongside the moral dilemmas and social pressures faced by Robert Moore, a mill owner determined to modernise his business at any cost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlending romance with realism, \u003cem\u003eShirley\u003c\/em\u003e explores friendship, class division, faith, and the search for purpose in a rapidly changing world. Less overtly dramatic than \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e yet deeply reflective, the novel offers a powerful portrait of women navigating love, independence, and identity within the rigid structures of nineteenth-century society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThoughtful, humane, and quietly radical, \u003cem\u003eShirley\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of Charlotte Brontë's most socially engaged and emotionally nuanced works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 506\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43425892368451,"sku":"9781528703765","price":44.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/shirley-including-introductory-essays-by-g-k-chesterton-and-virginia-woolf-paperback","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}