Shirley (Mermaids Classics)

&quot;Shirley is an 1849 social novel by the English novelist Charlotte Bront&Atilde;&#171;. It was Bront&Atilde;&#171;&#39;s second published novel after Jane Eyre (originally published under Bront&Atilde;&#171;&#39;s pseudonym Currer Bell). The novel is set in Yorkshire in the period 1811-12, during the industrial depression resulting from the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The novel is set against a backdrop of the Luddite uprisings in the Yorkshire textile industry.&quot; (Citation from Wikipedia: The free Encyclopaedia). <br><br>Mermaids Classics, an imprint of Mermaids Publishing brings the very best of old classic literature to a modern era of digital reading by producing high quality books in ebook format. All of the Mermaids Classics epublications are reproductions of classic antique books that were originally published in print format, mostly over a century ago and are now republished in digital format as ebooks. Begin to build your collection of digital books by looking for more literary gems from Mermaids Classics.