Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Robert considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar to solve his financial woes, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline, who, bored and desperate, lives as a dependent in her uncle's hom...(展开全部)

《世界文学文库:谢利》是继《简·爱》出版两年后问世的作者的另一部长篇小说。夏洛蒂·勃朗特在《简·爱》出版后不久，就着手写《谢利》，于1849年9月10日写毕交出版社，同年10月26日出版。夏洛蒂的父亲据说年轻时曾做过铁匠和织工。他在1806年取得了学位，受了圣职，1809年到英国北部约克郡哈沃斯任副牧师，就此在那里定居下来。作家的父母都有一定的文学才能，这使得这个贫寒的家庭充满文学气氛，而且对作家三姊妹以后的文学成就有了很大的影响。

Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Robert considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar to solve his financial woes, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline, who, bored and desperate, lives as a dependent in her uncle's hom...(展开全部)