Charlotte Bronte was a natural story-teller with a gift for creating memorable characters and for evoking atmosphere. The novel is set among the cloth mills of the author`s native Yorkshire and she succeeds brilliantly in creating the full drama of the latter part of the Napoleonic Wars when labour-saving machinery was smashed by desperate, unemployed workers. Rich in historical detail, "Shirley" is a human as well as a social novel with a perpetual relevance in its exploration of humanity`s efforts to reconcile personal and economic aspirations with social justice and harmony. Формат: 12,5 см x 19,5 см.