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Shirley

by Charlotte Brontë · 1800

Historical Fiction · ranked #33 in category

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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The verdict

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

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