false 31168 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 31168 49 2685457 1849 Shirley (Penguin Classics) total:1006|5:162|4:367|3:359|2:99|1:19| 1006 3572 1965 94 1036615 4.04 135173 7836 51153065 71127 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 3 3 true Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 10:41:18 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 12:49:37 -0700 2009
Jane Eyre was a masterpiece, and it's hard to get around it in reading and reviewing Charlotte Bronte's other novels. That's particularly true for Shirley, which has the same slow build as JE and Villette, without either the weirdness and genius of JE or the meticulous ...more...]]> 50592822 257105 902435 1853260649 9781853260643 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179314463m/902435.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902435.Shirley 3.75 8 Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in the industrializing England of the Napoleonic wars and Luddite revolts of 1811-12, Shirley (1849) is the story of two contrasting heroines. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, who is trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory and whose bare life symbolizes the plight of single women in the nineteenth century. The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.

A work that combines social commentary with the more private preoccupations of Jane Eyre, Shirley demonstrates the full range of Brontë's literary talent. "Shirley is a revolutionary novel," wrote Brontë biographer Lyndall Gordon. "Shirley follows Jane Eyre as a new exemplar--but so much a forerunner of the feminist of the later twentieth century that it is hard to believe in her actual existence in 1811-12. She is a theoretic possibility: what a woman might be if she combined independence and means of her own with intellect. Charlotte Brontë imagined a new form of power, equal to that of men, in a confident young woman [whose] extraordinary freedom has accustomed her to think for herself....Shirley [is] Brontë's most feminist novel."
]]> 4 4 false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 03:25:43 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 22:44:56 -0700 2009 Shirley is the toughest one for me to read. Narrated through third person POV, it is not easy to get acquainted with the novel. Another reason is because there are too many characters to remember. However, it is still a distinguished novel from the Vic...more...]]> 51124438 260861 2675811 0140620230 9780140620238 2 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2675811.Shirley 3.50 4 Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in the industrializing England of the Napoleonic wars and Luddite revolts of 1811-12, Shirley (1849) is the story of two contrasting heroines. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, who is trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory and whose bare life symbolizes the plight of single women in the nineteenth century. The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.

A work that combines social commentary with the more private preoccupations of Jane Eyre, Shirley demonstrates the full range of Brontë's literary talent. "Shirley is a revolutionary novel," wrote Brontë biographer Lyndall Gordon. "Shirley follows Jane Eyre as a new exemplar--but so much a forerunner of the feminist of the later twentieth century that it is hard to believe in her actual existence in 1811-12. She is a theoretic possibility: what a woman might be if she combined independence and means of her own with intellect. Charlotte Brontë imagined a new form of power, equal to that of men, in a confident young woman [whose] extraordinary freedom has accustomed her to think for herself....Shirley [is] Brontë's most feminist novel."
]]> 3 3 false Wed Apr 01 04:31:45 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 03:38:12 -0700 2009 Shirley is “…something unromantic as Monday morning” (chapter 1). Well I found it true because I see Shirley more as a social novel than a romance. The social background depicts the Napoleonic War and the industrial depression caused by it. This is wh...more...]]> 5273327 319247 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 5 1 false Wed Oct 29 13:48:52 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 28 23:18:54 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 07:35:20 -0800 2009 Shirley . . . I must read this book once a year, because it affects me so profoundly when I do read it. Though the heroine of Shirley is actually named Caroline, and she isn't a swashbuckling dame or a fiery temptress or really even anything remarkable, she makes for a remarkable read and is su...more...]]> 80102537 3015503 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 3 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 06 15:35:20 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 15:36:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73403848 1904061 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 4 0 true Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 09:24:29 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 09:24:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 55409350 796248 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 5 0 false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 15:04:02 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 09:09:37 -0700 2009 There are many characters in this story, but I never felt like there were too many, they only added to the richness.
At times I felt like sweet Caroline was a bit of a sap in how she wouldn't give up on her love for Robert. He was a bit of a frustrat...more...]]> 67544487 426277 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 3 1 false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 17:50:58 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 13:12:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 41305206 865173 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 5 1 false Tue Dec 30 11:38:01 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 12:36:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 63240238 128770 506873 0192833782 9780192833785 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1236029327m/506873.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/506873.Shirley 3.31 29 Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in the industrializing England of the Napoleonic wars and Luddite revolts of 1811-12, Shirley (1849) is the story of two contrasting heroines. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, who is trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory and whose bare life symbolizes the plight of single women in the nineteenth century. The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.

A work that combines social commentary with the more private preoccupations of Jane Eyre, Shirley demonstrates the full range of Brontë's literary talent. "Shirley is a revolutionary novel," wrote Brontë biographer Lyndall Gordon. "Shirley follows Jane Eyre as a new exemplar--but so much a forerunner of the feminist of the later twentieth century that it is hard to believe in her actual existence in 1811-12. She is a theoretic possibility: what a woman might be if she combined independence and means of her own with intellect. Charlotte Brontë imagined a new form of power, equal to that of men, in a confident young woman [whose] extraordinary freedom has accustomed her to think for herself....Shirley [is] Brontë's most feminist novel."
]]> 3 0 false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 23:33:22 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 01:21:52 -0700 2009
Charlotte's trying to write a social novel, and while she pokes fun at reader's expecting a...more...]]> 56754453 1213453 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 3 1 false Fri Jun 12 04:26:53 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 11:11:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 04:26:53 -0700 2009 Shirley as a view of Emily Bronte as she may-have-been, under ideal circumstances. I find myself grateful that circumstances were not perfect. Shirley seems a pale, almost lifeless tribute.
Or maybe Charlotte was too damn hopeless to describe her sister accu...more...]]> 79292020 2740325 902435 1853260649 9781853260643 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179314463m/902435.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902435.Shirley 3.75 8 Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in the industrializing England of the Napoleonic wars and Luddite revolts of 1811-12, Shirley (1849) is the story of two contrasting heroines. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, who is trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory and whose bare life symbolizes the plight of single women in the nineteenth century. The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.

A work that combines social commentary with the more private preoccupations of Jane Eyre, Shirley demonstrates the full range of Brontë's literary talent. "Shirley is a revolutionary novel," wrote Brontë biographer Lyndall Gordon. "Shirley follows Jane Eyre as a new exemplar--but so much a forerunner of the feminist of the later twentieth century that it is hard to believe in her actual existence in 1811-12. She is a theoretic possibility: what a woman might be if she combined independence and means of her own with intellect. Charlotte Brontë imagined a new form of power, equal to that of men, in a confident young woman [whose] extraordinary freedom has accustomed her to think for herself....Shirley [is] Brontë's most feminist novel."
]]> 0 0 false Sun Nov 29 09:43:52 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 13:00:10 -0800 2009
Update: By p.497 (out o...more...]]> 72555862 2256135 298244 0140430954 9780140430950 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173498630m/298244.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298244.Shirley 3.71 31 Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in the industrializing England of the Napoleonic wars and Luddite revolts of 1811-12, Shirley (1849) is the story of two contrasting heroines. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, who is trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory and whose bare life symbolizes the plight of single women in the nineteenth century. The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.

A work that combines social commentary with the more private preoccupations of Jane Eyre, Shirley demonstrates the full range of Brontë's literary talent. "Shirley is a revolutionary novel," wrote Brontë biographer Lyndall Gordon. "Shirley follows Jane Eyre as a new exemplar--but so much a forerunner of the feminist of the later twentieth century that it is hard to believe in her actual existence in 1811-12. She is a theoretic possibility: what a woman might be if she combined independence and means of her own with intellect. Charlotte Brontë imagined a new form of power, equal to that of men, in a confident young woman [whose] extraordinary freedom has accustomed her to think for herself....Shirley [is] Brontë's most feminist novel."
]]> 3 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 10:09:02 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 10:24:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 78934021 2956024 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 0 0 false Wed Nov 25 03:58:56 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 03:58:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 32303157 1497242 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 4 0 false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 20:25:23 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 20:25:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 26278572 115473 1980753 0192815628 9780192815620 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1980753.Shirley 4.00 4 Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in the industrializing England of the Napoleonic wars and Luddite revolts of 1811-12, Shirley (1849) is the story of two contrasting heroines. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, who is trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory and whose bare life symbolizes the plight of single women in the nineteenth century. The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.

A work that combines social commentary with the more private preoccupations of Jane Eyre, Shirley demonstrates the full range of Brontë's literary talent. "Shirley is a revolutionary novel," wrote Brontë biographer Lyndall Gordon. "Shirley follows Jane Eyre as a new exemplar--but so much a forerunner of the feminist of the later twentieth century that it is hard to believe in her actual existence in 1811-12. She is a theoretic possibility: what a woman might be if she combined independence and means of her own with intellect. Charlotte Brontë imagined a new form of power, equal to that of men, in a confident young woman [whose] extraordinary freedom has accustomed her to think for herself....Shirley [is] Brontë's most feminist novel."
]]> 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Fri Jul 04 04:02:05 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 04:02:05 -0700 2008 Shirley has a much wider scope than Jane Eyre, expanding outwards to encompass not just the complexities of personal relationships, but the social upheavals which wracked the North of England during the Napoleonic Wars. It's as forthright a work in favour of women's independence as ever Jane Eyre...more...]]> 21242666 424514 298244 0140430954 9780140430950 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173498630m/298244.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298244.Shirley 3.71 31 Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in the industrializing England of the Napoleonic wars and Luddite revolts of 1811-12, Shirley (1849) is the story of two contrasting heroines. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, who is trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory and whose bare life symbolizes the plight of single women in the nineteenth century. The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.

A work that combines social commentary with the more private preoccupations of Jane Eyre, Shirley demonstrates the full range of Brontë's literary talent. "Shirley is a revolutionary novel," wrote Brontë biographer Lyndall Gordon. "Shirley follows Jane Eyre as a new exemplar--but so much a forerunner of the feminist of the later twentieth century that it is hard to believe in her actual existence in 1811-12. She is a theoretic possibility: what a woman might be if she combined independence and means of her own with intellect. Charlotte Brontë imagined a new form of power, equal to that of men, in a confident young woman [whose] extraordinary freedom has accustomed her to think for herself....Shirley [is] Brontë's most feminist novel."
]]> 3 0 false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1988 Tue Apr 29 07:58:38 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 08:17:17 -0700 2008 Jane Eyre and Villette, here turns her attention to the broader economic and social upheavals of the nineteenth century, offering a critique of both class and gender relations.

Set in Yorkshire during the Napoleonic Wars, S...more...]]> 17998471 985478 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 2 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Mar 18 05:00:24 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 05:32:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5714454 343856 31168 0141439866 9780141439860 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168239257m/31168.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168.Shirley 3.54 878 Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert’s brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal pitch, can the four be reconciled?]]> 2 0 false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Sep 05 11:11:29 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 19:01:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2755259 164088 506873 0192833782 9780192833785 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1236029327m/506873.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/506873.Shirley 3.31 29 Following the tremendous popular success of Jane Eyre, which earned her lifelong notoriety as a moral revolutionary, Charlotte Brontë vowed to write a sweeping social chronicle that focused on "something real and unromantic as Monday morning." Set in the industrializing England of the Napoleonic wars and Luddite revolts of 1811-12, Shirley (1849) is the story of two contrasting heroines. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, who is trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory and whose bare life symbolizes the plight of single women in the nineteenth century. The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.

A work that combines social commentary with the more private preoccupations of Jane Eyre, Shirley demonstrates the full range of Brontë's literary talent. "Shirley is a revolutionary novel," wrote Brontë biographer Lyndall Gordon. "Shirley follows Jane Eyre as a new exemplar--but so much a forerunner of the feminist of the later twentieth century that it is hard to believe in her actual existence in 1811-12. She is a theoretic possibility: what a woman might be if she combined independence and means of her own with intellect. Charlotte Brontë imagined a new form of power, equal to that of men, in a confident young woman [whose] extraordinary freedom has accustomed her to think for herself....Shirley [is] Brontë's most feminist novel."
]]> 4 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 19:13:51 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 20:00:07 -0700 2007 Shirley. I was walking through Gere Library, saw it and picked it out, I guess I may have pick it up because I read and enjoyed Jane Eyre, also by Charlotte Brontë. At first, it took me a while to get started on reading it, but as I go...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=31168