Revolutionary.bront''s Most Feminist Novel.-lyndall Gordon Charlotte Bront Has Us By The Hand, Forces Us Along Her Road, Makes Us Sense What She Sees, Never Leaves Us For A Moment Or Allows Us To Forget Her.-virginia Woolf Shirley, The Second Published Novel From Charlotte Bront, Is A Propulsive Social Narrative That Exposes The Discord Between The Sexes, Classes, And Economic Structure Of Early 19th Century England. Set In 1811-1812 During The Strife Of The Industrial Revolution, This Classic Novel Is A Story Of Love Struggling Against Social Unrest And The Conventions Of The Roles Of Women.when Robert Moore, A Struggling Mill Owner, Decides To Replace Many Of His Employees With A New Piece Of Machinery, A Group Of Protesters Destroys It Before It Is Delivered. As The Problems With His Mill Mount, He Starts To Become Despondent.