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Agnes Grey
by Anne Brontë and Wanda McCaddon
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Overview
Written when she was twenty-six, Agnes Grey is Anne Bront├1/2's first novel. It tells the story of a rector's daughter who has to earn her living as a governess when her family enters a financial crisis. Drawing directly from her own experiences, Anne Bront├1/2 set out to describe the immense pressures that the governess' life involved: the frustration, the isolation, and the insensitive and cruel treatment on the part of employers and their families.
Mature, insightful, and edged with a quiet irony, this debut displays a keen sense of moral responsibility and sharp eye for bourgeois attitudes and behavior--and the corrosive power of wealth.
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781470886561
- ISBN-10: 1470886561
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date: May 2013
- Dimensions: 5.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.35 pounds
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