Agnes Grey

Anne Brontë, Angeline Goreau, Angeline Goreau

$22.99

Paperback

In stock
Ready to ship

QTY:

English

Penguin
25 August 1988

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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.

By: Anne Brontë
Notes by: Angeline Goreau
Introduction by: Angeline Goreau
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9780140432107
ISBN 10: 0140432108
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 25 August 1988
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anne Bronte was born in 1820, the youngest of the Bronte family. She was educated at home, and was particularly close to her sister Emily. Her first novel was AGNES GREY, and it was followed by THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL in 1848, written under a pseudonym. She died in 1849. Angeline Goreau has also written on Aphra Behn. She is a writer whose work appears regularly in the New York Times Book Review.

Reviews for Agnes Grey

The one story in English literature in which style, characters and subject are in perfect keeping. --George Moore The one story in English literature in which style, characters and subject are in perfect keeping. George Moore -The one story in English literature in which style, characters and subject are in perfect keeping.- --George Moore