Shirley(CollinsClassics)
- 作者
- 出版社 HarperCollinsUK
- 出版时间 2012年5月 第1版
- ISBN 9780007449897
- 定价 26.60
内容简介
HarperCollinsisproudtopresentitsnewrangeofbest-loved,essentialclassics.'Cheerfulness,itwouldappear,isamatterwhichdependsfullyasmuchonthestateofthingswithinasonthestateofthingswithoutandaroundus.'Consideredoneofherlesswell-knownnovels,ShirleyisCharlotteBronte'sonlyhistoricalwork,setduringtheNapoleonicWars.Wealthyandindependent,ShirleyisverydifferentfromherfriendCaroline,whohasfewprospectsandisdependentonheruncle.StrugglingmillownerRobertMooreconsidersmarriagetothemoniedShirleyinordertosecurehisfinancialfuture;however,itisCarolinewhoheloves,whileShirleyhasfallenforRobert'sbrother,animpoverishedtutorwhoisdeemedanunsuitablematchforher.Unsentimental,yetunflinchinginherhonestportrayaloflove,classconflictandidentity,BronteusesthebackdropofherbelovedYorkshiretoplayoutthetensionsanddramasofasocietyfacingsocialandindustrialupheaval.
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