Agnes Grey (Alma Classics Evergreens): Anne Brontë

Agnes Grey (Alma Classics Evergreens): Anne Brontë

by Anne Bronte (Author), Anne Bronte (Author)

Synopsis

The well-educated daughter of a penniless clergyman, Agnes Grey is treated like a child by her own 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 Bloomfi eld children in her fi rst situation, and is then held in low regard by the superior Murray household.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
Publisher: Alma Classics
Published: 25 Jan 2018

ISBN 10: 1847497144
ISBN 13: 9781847497147
Book Overview: Agnes Grey is full of quiet passion and remains a beloved classic to this day.

Media Reviews
The most perfect prose narrative in English letters. Agnes Grey is a narrative simple and beautiful as a muslin dress -- George Moore
Author Bio
Anne Bronte (1820-1849), the youngest of the Bronte 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