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Shirley (version 2)

This work, Charlotte Bronte's second, is set in the England of the early 1800's, which was beset with political and social changes, represented by the Industrial Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. And there is much to do with those changes in values from those of the past. But at its core, this novel is about romance. And the plot primarily follows the struggles and triumphs of two couples, the two brothers Moore, Louis and Robert, and Caroline Helstone and Shirley Keeldar. The final scenes capture the essence of the change in this world, and one hopes for the more philanthropic and egalitarian world pictured there, but at the same time one laments the loss of a world of magic and of a respect for natural beauty. - Summary by Jim Locke

Year of Publication: 1849Genres: Literary Fiction

Running Time: 22 hours 49 minutes 23 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Levitical Vijeta Sharma	34:02
2	The wagons Vijeta Sharma	39:11
3	Mr. York Vijeta Sharma	22:05
4	Mr. York (continued) Vijeta Sharma	29:33
5	Hollow's cottage Vijeta Sharma	39:16
6	Coriolanus Jim Locke	48:51
7	The Curates at Tea Jim Locke	58:11
8	Noah and Moses Jim Locke	39:23
9	Briarmains Jim Locke	53:06
10	Old maids Jim Locke	42:33
11	Fieldhead Jim Locke	43:22
12	Shirley and Caroline Jim Locke	48:16
13	Further communications on business Jim Locke	59:25
14	Shirley seeks to be saved by works Jim Locke	35:38
15	Mr. Donne's exodus Jim Locke	31:40
16	Whitsuntide Jim Locke	27:45
17	The school feast Jim Locke	36:15
18	Which the genteel reader is recommended to skip, low persons being here introduced Jim Locke	27:55
19	A summer night Jim Locke	36:52
20	To-morrow Jim Locke	30:58
21	Mrs. Pryor Jim Locke	43:13
22	Two lives Jim Locke	25:21
23	An evening out Jim Locke	47:11
24	The valley of the shadow of death Jim Locke	41:19
25	The west wind blows Jim Locke	18:57
26	Old copy-books Jim Locke	43:14
27	The first bluestocking Jim Locke	50:18
28	Phoebe Jim Locke	45:03
29	Louis Moore Jim Locke	20:41
30	Rushedge - a confessional Jim Locke	36:07
31	Uncle and niece Jim Locke	35:46
32	The schoolboy and the wood-nymph Jim Locke	27:15
33	Martin's tactics Jim Locke	21:59
34	Case of domestic persecution - remarkable instance of pious perseverance in the discharge of religious duties Jim Locke	16:46
35	Wherein matters make some progress, but not much Jim Locke	25:32
36	Written in the schoolroom Jim Locke	52:43
37	The winding-up Jim Locke	33:41