Agnes Grey
$25.61
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
24 August 1988
Summary
Agnes Grey: A Governess’s Tale of Victorian England
Anne Bronte’s debut novel offers a poignant glimpse into the life of a Victorian governess.
When financial ruin strikes her family, Agnes Grey resolves to become a governess, seeking both independence and a way to alleviate their poverty. However, her initial optimism soon fades as she clashes with the unruly Bloomfield children and faces the condescension of the proud Murray family.
Amidst the challenges, she finds…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140432107 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140432108 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Angeline Goreau, Anne Brontë |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 24 August 1988 |
| Weight: | 216g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 17mm |
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“The one story in English literature in which style, characters and subject are in perfect keeping.” -George Moore
“The one story in English literature in which style, characters and subject are in perfect keeping.” —George Moore
About The Author
Angeline Goreau
Anne Bronte was born in 1820, the youngest of the Bronte family. She was educated at home in the Yorkshire village of Howarth, and later held two positions as a governess, difficult experiences which inspired her first novel, Agnes Grey, in 1847. This was followed by The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in 1848. Anne died of tuberculosis in 1849, aged twenty-nine.
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