Set in Yorkshire during the time of the Luddite unrest—a labor movement that began in 1811-1812 in an effort to protect the interests of the working class—the novel consists of two narrative strands woven together, one involving the struggles of workers against mill owners, and the other involving the romantic entanglements of the two heroines.
Language: English
Published in: 1849
Word count: 204,465 words (≈ about 14 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/30486
Copyright: Public Domain