{"product_id":"shirley-9781513218793","title":"Shirley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Revolutionary...Bront?'s most feminist novel.\"-Lyndall Gordon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Charlotte Bront? has us by the hand, forces us along her road, makes us sense what she sees, never leaves us for a moment or allows us to forget her.\"-Virginia Woolf \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShirley\u003c\/i\u003e, the second published novel from Charlotte Bront?, is a propulsive social narrative that exposes the discord between the sexes, classes, and economic structure of early 19th century England. Set in 1811-1812 during the strife of the industrial revolution, this classic novel is a story of love struggling against social unrest and the conventions of the roles of women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Robert Moore, a struggling mill owner, decides to replace many of his employees with a new piece of machinery, a group of protesters destroys it before it is delivered. As the problems with his mill mount, he starts to become despondent. His cousin Caroline, a frequent visitor to the Moore home is infatuated with Robert, yet he also is inaccessible to her desires. When Caroline is eventually forbidden to visit the Moore home by her overbearing uncle, she is resolved to spend her life doing charitable work. Through her uncle, Caroline is introduced to Shirley Keeldar, a wealthy and independent woman who wants to donate her money to aid the poor. They become very close friends, and eventually Caroline is convinced that Shirley and Robert will marry. When the threats from laid-off mill workers increase, and soon after the mill is attacked, the conflicts of both love and class explode. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eShirley\u003c\/i\u003e is both modern and readable. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBronte, Charlotte:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) was an English novelist and poet, and the eldest of the three Brontë sisters. Her experiences in boarding schools, as a governess and a teacher eventually became the basis of her novels. Under pseudonyms the sisters published their first novels; Charlotte's first published novel, \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e(1847), written under a non de plume, was an immediate literary success. During the writing of her second novel all of her siblings died. With the publication of \u003ci\u003eShirley\u003c\/i\u003e (1849) her true identity as an author was revealed. She completed three novels in her lifetime and over 200 poems.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mint Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50448284877074,"sku":"9781513218793","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_841fa303-5c71-42dd-b4a5-c374a51ed2e7.jpg?v=1729731844","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shirley-9781513218793","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}