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Shirley
by Bront, Charlotte (illus. T. H. Robinson)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, no d/j, maroon clothbound boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm (forward lean), pages crisp and unmarked.
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & Glasgow: Collins Clear Type Press, n.d. (?1950). Cleartype. h/b. Very good, no d/j, maroon clothbound boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm (forward lean), pages crisp and unmarked.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Charlotte Bronte (1816-55) is perhaps the most admired of the Bronte sisters. Jane Eyre is her greatest and most loved novel. The Shirley of the title is a woman of independent means; her friend Caroline is not. Both struggle with what a woman's role is and can be. Their male counterparts - Louis, the powerless tutor, and Robert, his cloth-manufacturing brother - also stand at odds to society's expectations. The novel is set in a period of social and political ferment, featuring class disenfranchisement, the drama of Luddite machine-breaking, and the divisive effects of the Napoleonic Wars. But Charlotte Bronts particular strength lies in exploring the hidden psychological drama of love, loss and the quest for identity. Personal and public agitation are brought together against the dramatic backdrop of her native Yorkshire. As always, Bront challenges convention, exploring the limitations of social justice whilst telling not one but two love stories.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133068
- Title
- Shirley
- Author
- Bront, Charlotte (illus. T. H. Robinson)
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, no d/j, maroon clothbound boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm (forward lean), pages crisp and unmarked.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Cleartype
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins Clear Type Press
- Place of Publication
- London & Glasgow
- Date Published
- n.d. (?1950)
- Pages
- 584
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, Bronte, illustration, Robinson, pocket
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
Terms of Sale
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Inklings & Yarnspinners
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