Shirley

Written by Charlotte Brontë

Narrated by Anna Bentinck

Set in the industrialising England of the Napoleonic wars – a period of bad harvests, Luddite riots and economic unrest – Shirley is the story of two contrasting heroines and the men they love. One is the shy Caroline Helstone, trapped in the oppressive atmosphere of a Yorkshire rectory, whose life represents the plight of single women in the 19th century. The other is the vivacious Shirley Keeldar, who inherits a local estate and whose wealth liberates her from convention.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd
• Release date: Aug 1, 2007
• ISBN: 9780753148600

Charlotte Brontë

Charlotte Brontë, born in 1816, was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters, and one of the nineteenth century's greatest novelists. She is the author of Villette, The Professor, several collections of poetry, and Jane Eyre, one of English literature's most beloved classics. She died in 1855.

Reviews for Shirley

[Ted Smith · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was a beautifully read and engaging story of live.

[Sue Houghton · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Parts of this I really enjoyed and parts I found quite frustrating. Shirley is quite annoying at times It was, unfortunately, just okay

[Merle Arrowsmith · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A lovely story with a cast of colourful characters and plenty twists and turns, wonderfully narrated from start to finish. At times Charlotte Brontë does lose herself a bit too much in stretching out the romantic tension and the hights of the emotions, but I guess that's to be expected of novels of that era.

[Mallika Kamat · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An engaging plot, endearing character of Caroline and that of amazing Shirley and beautifully narrated by Anna Bentinck. Great experience.