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Shirley
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Duke Classics
Lexile measure:
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Shirley was the second published novel by Charlotte Brontë, after Jane Eyre. It is a social novel set against the backdrop of the Luddite uprisings in Yorshire after the Napoleonic Wars, particularly in the depressed textile industry. The novel's heroine is given a boy's name by her father, who expected a son. The novel's popularity turned the distinctly male name Shirley into a distinctly female one.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781620111321
Lexile measure:
930
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APA Citation (style guide)

Charlotte Brontë. Shirley. Duke Classics.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Charlotte Brontë. Shirley. Duke Classics.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Charlotte Brontë, Shirley. Duke Classics.

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Charlotte Brontë. Shirley. Duke Classics,

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