Agnes Grey: Book Guide, Author and Facts
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In her Introduction to an edition of "Agnes Grey," Barbara A. Suess writes "Bronte provides a portrait of the governess that is as sympathetic as her fictional indictment of the shallow, selfish moneyed class is biting." Anne Bronte relies on her own personal involvement in her duties as a home teacher to bring Agnes Grey to life. Agnes, a rector's daughter, must take employment as a governess to help her family make financial ends meet. But her situations with the spoiled, self-obsessed Bloomfield children and later with the ruthless Murray family forces her into a lonely, humiliating experience that is a wearying one extraordinarily blossoming into a romantic relationship with the local vicar, Edward Weston. Agnes' concern for her family brings her to these unfortunate trials where she suffers stupid and egotistic proprietors and their over-indulged progeny. She was not able to foresee
Quick facts about Agnes Grey
- Title: Agnes Grey
- Author: Anne Brontë
- First published: 1847
- Genre: fiction, single women, governesses
- OpenLibrary ID: OL2462427W
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Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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In her Introduction to an edition of "Agnes Grey," Barbara A.
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Agnes Grey was written by Anne Brontë.
When was Agnes Grey published?
Agnes Grey was first published in 1847.
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