Shirley
by Charlotte Brontë
Taste attributes: historicaldramaromanceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshipunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeMoving and weighty: a realistic historical novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
<p><i>Shirley</i>, published in 1849, was <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/charlotte-bronte">Charlotte Brontë’s</a> second novel after <i><a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/charlotte-bronte/jane-eyre">Jane Eyre</a></i>. Published under her pseudonym of “Currer Bell,” it differs in several respects from that earlier work.
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- Author
- Charlotte Brontë
- Published
- 1849
- Pages
- 600
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- Open Library
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