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Set in Yorkshire during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, this novel articulates the social realities of economic hardship, the Luddite riots, dissatisfaction with the government and an inadequate Church.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 (Author)
Other Authors: Rosengarten, Herbert (Editor), Smith, Margaret, 1931- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:New edition /
Series:Oxford world's classics.
Subjects:
Yorkshire (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Set in Yorkshire during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, this novel articulates the social realities of economic hardship, the Luddite riots, dissatisfaction with the government and an inadequate Church.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2007.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxvii, 572 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780191921704 (ebook) :
DOI:10.1093/owc/9780199540808.001.0001