--- product_id: 97592031 title: "Shirley Hardcover – 1 Jan. 1907" brand: "charlotte bronte" price: "£38.14" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/97592031-shirley-hardcover-1-jan-1907 store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Shirley Hardcover – 1 Jan. 1907 **Brand:** charlotte bronte **Price:** £38.14 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Shirley Hardcover – 1 Jan. 1907 by charlotte bronte - **How much does it cost?** £38.14 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/97592031-shirley-hardcover-1-jan-1907) ## Best For - charlotte bronte enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted charlotte bronte brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Shirley Hardcover – 1 Jan. 1907 - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41+Z517RRWL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book *by A***. on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 July 2022* I nearly stopped reading this book as it took several chapters to get into it. Once it moved on and I got into it I enjoyed it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Shirley - a good Romantic story set against the background of Napoleonic War's economic and human consequences *by A***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2016* I bought this edition because it has an excellent introductory essay by Andrew Hook, free of the irrelevant overlay of present day political views so often found in more recently published editions. "Shirley" is another fascinating work in Charlotte Bronte's oeuvre. It is a historical novel set in Yorkshire in Napoleonic times. As with other fictional accounts from all periods - when they are well done - "Shirley" provides a real sense of the times. Here, it is the combined effects of the Napoleonic wars and the industrial revolution on individuals and small communities and the actions they took to defend their positions. Charlotte Bronte is at pains through her characterisation to be evenhanded and to show each group's point of view, whether it is the workers whose livelihoods were being destroyed by new machinery, or the mill owners with stock piling up that they could not move because the war's effect on trade etc etc. Against this historical background CB weaves a love story where, in keeping with her other novels, "Jane Eyre" & "Villette", the path of love does not run smooth. As a writer she manages well the technical problem identified by Flaubert when he was writing "Education Sentimentale", namely that his background (the 1848 revolutions) would swallow up his foreground since real life heros were usually more interesting than fictional characters. Recommend "Shirley" for anyone interested in history and / or the remarkable Brontes. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A brontesaurus of a novel! *by B***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2014* Bronte lets a dense egalitarian ideology dominate these laboured chapters and hauls the reader through page after page of costive prose. Her characters run the gamut of the Napoleonic era, with manic Dissenters, hysterical matrons and giantesses, angry schoolboys, a saintlike spinster, strong-willed heiresses and handsome millowners. Caroline Helstone is an exquisite creation, though her forlornness is overdrawn to the point of morbidity, whilst Louis Moore, Shirley's betrothed, must be one of the most verbally constipated windbags (once he finally hitches his tutor's britches and gets going on the lurv business) ever to clog the sweet streams of Victorian novels. Bash away at it; there are some fearsomely dramatic encounters to enjoy even if you have to galosh through molasses to get to them. BEWARE MRS YORKE!! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/97592031-shirley-hardcover-1-jan-1907](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/97592031-shirley-hardcover-1-jan-1907) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-24*