Agnes Grey
Author: Brontë, Anne
ISBN: 9780140432107
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 1988
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 199mm x 131mm x 16mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Anne Bronte's first novel, offering a compelling insight into the world of the Victorian governess
When her family becomes impoverished after a disastrous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess in order to contribute to their meagre income and assert her independence. But Agnes's enthusiasm is swiftly extinguished as she struggles first with the unmanageable Bloomfield children and then with the painful disdain of the haughty Murray family; the only kindness she receives comes from Mr Weston, the sober young curate. Drawing on her own experience, Anne Bronte's first novel offers a compelling personal perspective on the desperate position of unmarried, educated women for whom becoming a governess was the only respectable career open in Victorian society.
ISBN: 9780140432107
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 1988
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 199mm x 131mm x 16mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Anne Bronte's first novel, offering a compelling insight into the world of the Victorian governess
When her family becomes impoverished after a disastrous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess in order to contribute to their meagre income and assert her independence. But Agnes's enthusiasm is swiftly extinguished as she struggles first with the unmanageable Bloomfield children and then with the painful disdain of the haughty Murray family; the only kindness she receives comes from Mr Weston, the sober young curate. Drawing on her own experience, Anne Bronte's first novel offers a compelling personal perspective on the desperate position of unmarried, educated women for whom becoming a governess was the only respectable career open in Victorian society.
