Charlotte Brontë · 1849
Two heiresses and the Luddite riots in Yorkshire. Read Shirley by Charlotte Brontë page by page and explore its network of 1,225 people, places and things.
Of late years an abundant shower of curates has fallen upon the north of England: they lie very thick on the hills; every parish has one or more of them; they are young enough to be very active, and ought to be doing a great deal of good. But not of late years are we about to speak; we are going back to the beginning of this century: late years--present years are dusty, sunburnt, hot, arid; we will evade the noon, forget it in siesta, pass the midday in slumber, and dream of dawn.
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