# Shirley — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Shirley by Charlotte Brontë.

- [I: Levitical](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/i-levitical.md): The chapter introduces three curates—Mr. Donne, Mr. Malone, and Mr. Sweeting—dining at Mr. Donne's lodgings in Whinbury. Their conversation is marked by petty quarrels, insults, and mockery, revealing their trivial conce
- [The Wagons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/ii-the-wagons.md): Robert Moore awaits the arrival of his new machinery at Hollow's Mill, but the wagons arrive empty and abandoned. A note warns him that his machines have been destroyed on Stilbro' Moor by starving workers. The chapter p
- [Mr. Yorke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/iii-mr-yorke.md): Helstone and Moore lead a night expedition against rioters, stopping at Mr. Yorke's house. The chapter introduces Mr. Yorke's character, his French-speaking Yorkshire manner, and his home filled with tasteful art. Tensio
- [Mr. Yorke (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/iv-mr-yorke-continued.md): This chapter delves into the character of Mr. Yorke, a Yorkshire gentleman with a strong, independent, and rebellious nature. It explores his past rivalry with Mr. Helstone over Mary Cave, whom Helstone married and who r
- [Hollow's Cottage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/v-hollow-s-cottage.md): Robert Moore rises early at the mill, discussing his plans and his heritage with Joe Scott. Later, Caroline Helstone visits for her French lesson, and the two engage in a revealing conversation about poverty, ambition, a

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- [VI: Coriolanus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/vi-coriolanus.md)
- [The Curates at Tea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/vii-the-curates-at-tea.md)
- [Noah and Moses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/viii-noah-and-moses.md)
- [Briarmains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/ix-briarmains.md)
- [Old Maids](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/x-old-maids.md)
- [Fieldhead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xi-fieldhead.md)
- [XII: Shirley and Caroline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xii-shirley-and-caroline.md)
- [XIII: Further Communications on Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xiii-further-communications-on-business.md)
- [XIV: Shirley Seeks to Be Saved by Works](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xiv-shirley-seeks-to-be-saved-by-works.md)
- [XV: Mr. Donne's Exodus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xv-mr-donne-s-exodus.md)
- [XVI: Whitsuntide](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xvi-whitsuntide.md)
- [The School Feast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xvii-the-school-feast.md)
- [Which the Genteel Reader Is Recommended to Skip, Low Persons Being Here Introduced](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xviii-which-the-genteel-reader-is-recommended-to-skip-low-persons-being-here-introduced.md)
- [XIX: A Summer Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xix-a-summer-night.md)
- [Tomorrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xx-tomorrow.md)
- [Mrs. Pryor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxi-mrs-pryor.md)
- [Two Lives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxii-two-lives.md)
- [An Evening Out](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxiii-an-evening-out.md)
- [The Valley of the Shadow of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxiv-the-valley-of-the-shadow-of-death.md)
- [XXV: The West Wind Blows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxv-the-west-wind-blows.md)
- [XXVI: Old Copybooks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxvi-old-copybooks.md)
- [The First Bluestocking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxvii-the-first-bluestocking.md)
- [Phoebe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxviii-phoebe.md)
- [XXIX: Louis Moore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxix-louis-moore.md)
- [Rushedge—A Confessional](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxx-rushedge-a-confessional.md)
- [Uncle and Niece](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxxi-uncle-and-niece.md)
- [The Schoolboy and the Wood-Nymph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxxii-the-schoolboy-and-the-wood-nymph.md)
- [Martin's Tactics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxxiii-martin-s-tactics.md)
- [Case of Domestic Persecution—Remarkable Instance of Pious Perseverance in the Discharge of Religious Duties](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxxiv-case-of-domestic-persecution-remarkable-instance-of-pious-perseverance-in-the-discharge-of-religious-duties.md)
- [XXXV: Wherein Matters Make Some Progress, but Not Much](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxxv-wherein-matters-make-some-progress-but-not-much.md)
- [Written in the Schoolroom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxxvi-written-in-the-schoolroom.md)
- [The Winding-Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-winding-up.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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