Agnes Grey -- Anne Brontë, Paperback

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 meager 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. Anne Brontë's first novel, which draws on her own experiences, offers a compelling personal perspective on the desperate position of unmarried, educated women for whom becoming a governess was the only respectable career open to them in Victorian society.

Author: Anne Bront?
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Published: 07/16/2024
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781435172715

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.