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Shirley

by Charlotte Bronte · 1800

Historical Fiction · ranked #33 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Shirley, published in 1849, was Charlotte Brontë’s second novel after Jane Eyre. Published under her pseudonym of “Currer Bell,” it differs in several respects from that earlier work. It is written in

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Category
Historical Fiction
First published
1800 · 1800s
Author
Charlotte Bronte
Standing
Recommended

About Historical Fiction

Historical fiction puts you inside a different time and makes it feel real. The best of it reconstructs the past with empathy as well as accuracy, giving you both a story and the world that produced it.

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