01686 a2200265 4500 22783 22783 Nust 20180718063758.0 170121b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 1853260649 (paperback) Rs. 236 9781853260643 (paperback) Arshad NUST- Fiction 823.8 BRO Bronte, Charlotte. 403 Shirley / Charlotte Bronte. London : Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1998. 496 p. ; 20 cm. Wordsworth classics) (wordsworth collection. 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 Bront's 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. Textile industry 11798 Manners and customs 11348 Wordsworth classics) (wordsworth collection. 11799 Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1853260649/chopaconline-20 BK ddc 0 0 ddc 0 0 FIC CL CL FIC 2017-01-21 2 823.8 BRO CL831 2026-02-09 2025-12-13 1 2017-01-21 BK