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Agnes Grey

Name: Agnes Grey
SKU: 46001
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Inspired by the author’s personal experiences, Agnes Grey struck a resonant chord in Victorian culture, where employment as a governess was one of the few respectable positions open to an educated but unmarried woman.

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Hoping to augment her family’s precarious finances following a bad investment by her father, young Agnes Grey hires herself out to service as a governess. Her idealistic belief that she can win the love and trust of her pupils through personal kindness is quickly dashed: the parents who employ her are disdainful of her efforts, and their children are completely indifferent to the deference her position warrants.

About the Author

Anne Brontë (1820–1849) was a member of one of the most famous literary families in English letters and the author of two novels, Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

Category: Books Genre: Classics & Literature, Fiction