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Drawing on Anne Bronte's own experiences, Agnes Grey is here presented in a new edition containing extra material and notes.
FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description
The well-educated daughter of a penniless clergyman, Agnes Grey is treated like a child by her family and so sets out to prove herself by seeking employment as a governess. Soon, however, her idealistic notions regarding the education and care of her wards are dashed as she battles to control the wild Bloomfield children in her first situation, and is then held in low regard by the superior Murray household.Drawing on Anne Brontë's own experiences, and dealing with themes such as the nature of childhood, the rise of the middle classes and the loneliness, cruelty and even ill treatment that life as a governess could entail, Agnes Grey is full of quiet passion and remains a beloved classic to this day.
Notes
Drawing on the author's own experiences, it deals with themes including the nature of childhood, the rise of the middle classes, and the loneliness and ill-treatment that life as a governess could entail.
Author Biography
Anne Brontë (1820–1849), the youngest of the Brontë sisters, is best known for her two novels The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey. Like her siblings Emily and Branwell, her life was tragically cut short by tuberculosis.
Review
The most perfect prose narrative in English letters. Agnes Grey is a narrative simple and beautiful as a muslin dress -- George Moore
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Agnes Grey is full of quiet passion and remains a beloved classic to this day.
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The most perfect prose narrative in English letters. Agnes Grey is a narrative simple and beautiful as a muslin dress
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Agnes Grey is full of quiet passion and remains a beloved classic to this day.
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A brand-new edition of one of Anne Bront
Details ISBN1847497144 Publisher Alma Books Ltd Year 2018 ISBN-10 1847497144 ISBN-13 9781847497147 Format Paperback Media Book Author Anne Bronte Publication Date 2018-01-25 Imprint Alma Classics Place of Publication Richmond Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1820 Death 1849 DEWEY 823.8 Language English UK Release Date 2018-01-25 NZ Release Date 2018-01-25 Series Alma Classics Evergreens Audience General AU Release Date 2018-03-31 Pages 256 We've got this
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