![]() ![]() Her childhood was defined by difficulties at school, and she left her education to become a governess for her younger sisters at age 14. Its strong feminist message is an unmissable introduction to the classics for fans of novels such as Sally Nicholls’ ‘Things A Bright Girl Can Do’.Ĭharlotte Brontë (1816-1855) was the eldest of the Brontë sisters, born to a family of six children. ![]() Her second novel offers a nuanced, realistic, and unromantic social commentary on nineteenth-century England. Using the Luddite uprisings as an oppressive backdrop for her story, Charlotte Brontë explores the consequences of the Napoleonic wars on the English industry. Whilst Shirley has just inherited a local estate, Caroline is trapped in a bleak Yorkshire rectory. ![]() Nor could their lives be any more dissimilar. Timid Caroline Helstone could not be any more opposite to the lively Shirley Keeldar. ![]()
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