Shirley is an 1849 social novel by the English novelist Charlotte Brontë. It was Brontë's second published novel after Jane Eyre (originally published under Brontë's pseudonym Currer Bell). The novel is set in Yorkshire in the period 1811–1812, 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. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Chapters
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Levitical Read by Shirley Anderson 30:40
2
The Wagons Part 1 Read by madmouth 16:22
3
The Wagons Part 2 Read by madmouth 17:24
4
Mr. Yorke Read by Rebekka Steg 20:05
5
Mr. Yorke (Continued) Read by Harimad sol 25:50
6
Hollow's Cottage Part 1 Read by madmouth 13:20
7
Hollow's Cottage Part 2 Read by madmouth 17:25
8
Coriolanus Part 1 Read by madmouth 18:17
9
Coriolanus Part 2 Read by Rebekka Steg 25:02
10
The Curates at Tea Part 1 Read by Vernacula 17:08
11
The Curates at Tea Part 2 Read by Jeannie 21:51
12
The Curates at Tea Part 3 Read by MalaM 19:40
13
Noah and Moses Part 1 Read by A. Janelle Risa 17:12
14
Noah and Moses Part 2 Read by A. Janelle Risa 18:24
15
Briarmains Part 1 Read by Lauren Paulk 28:34
16
Briarmains Part 2 Read by Tina Franklin 20:55
17
Old Maids Part 1 Read by Julie Dillemuth 22:08
18
Old Maids Part 2 Read by Julie Dillemuth 21:50
19
Fieldhead Part 1 Read by Jacquerie 22:53
20
Fieldhead Part 2 Read by Jacquerie 21:57
21
Shirley and Caroline Part 1 Read by Jacquerie 25:08
22
Shirley and Caroline Part 2 Read by Jacquerie 28:51
23
Further Communications on Business Part 1 Read by Katie Riley 25:23
24
Further Communications on Business Part 2 Read by Katie Riley 21:05
25
Further Communications on Business Part 3 Read by Katie Riley 20:10
26
Shirley Seeks to Be Saved by Works Read by A. Knight 36:57
27
Mr. Donne's Exodus Read by A. Knight 37:02
28
Whitsuntide Read by Katie Riley 30:13
29
The School-Feast Part 1 Read by Philippa 18:18
30
The School-Feast Part 2 Read by Philippa 19:38
31
Which the Genteel Reader is Recommended to Skip, Low Persons Being Here Introduced Read by Elizabeth Klett 24:40
32
A Summer Night Part 1 Read by Elizabeth Klett 17:50
33
A Summer Night Part 2 Read by Elizabeth Klett 16:20
34
To-Morrow Read by Elizabeth Klett 26:42
35
Mrs. Pryor Part 1 Read by Katie Riley 23:26
36
Mrs. Pryor Part 2 Read by Katie Riley 24:20
37
Two Lives Read by Tina Franklin 24:40
38
An Evening Out Part 1 Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) 31:55
39
An Evening Out Part 2 Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) 26:32
40
The Valley of the Shadow of Death Part 1 Read by Liz Loomans 22:26
41
The Valley of the Shadow of Death Part 2 Read by MalaM 23:48
42
The West Wind Blows Read by Erin B. Lillis 15:43
43
Old Copy-Books Part 1 Read by A. Janelle Risa 20:07
44
Old Copy-Books Part 2 Read by A. Janelle Risa 18:10
45
The First Blue-Stocking Part 1 Read by Ann Boulais 27:52
46
The First Blue-Stocking Part 2 Read by Ann Boulais 27:42
47
Phoebe Part 1 Read by Jacquerie 23:34
48
Phoebe Part 2 Read by Jacquerie 28:59
49
Louis Moore Read by Jacquerie 23:33
50
Rushedge, a Confessional Read by Jacquerie 38:50
51
Uncle and Niece Read by Jacquerie 39:44
52
The Schoolboy and the Wood-Nymph Read by Jessamy Gloor 28:00
53
Martin's Tactics Read by Jacquerie 25:14
54
Case of Domestic Persecution - Remarkable Instance of Pious Perseverance in the Discharge of Religious Duties Read by Katie Riley 20:55
55
Wherein Matters Make Some Progress, But Not Much Read by Katie Riley 33:53
56
Written in the Schoolroom Part 1 Read by A. Janelle Risa 23:25
57
Written in the Schoolroom Part 2 Read by A. Janelle Risa 24:11
58
The Winding-Up Read by Katie Riley 38:55
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