Agnes Grey |
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Author:
| Brontë, Anne |
Read by:
| Bavidge, Rachel |
ISBN: | 978-1-0940-0989-6 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2019 |
Publisher: | Naxos of America, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Naxos AudioBooks |
Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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From its opening sentences Agnes Grey introduces a heroine who is honest, perceptive, and charming. Unfortunately, the Bloomfields, who engage her as a governess, are rather less appealing-and the incarnation of the suppressed cruelties and hypocrisies of the Victorian age. When Agnes moves to a marginally less alarming family, one of her charges sets out to disrupt her only romantic hope. Critical, satirical, direct, and honest, Agnes Grey is a fine reflection of its...
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From its opening sentences Agnes Grey introduces a heroine who is honest, perceptive, and charming. Unfortunately, the Bloomfields, who engage her as a governess, are rather less appealing-and the incarnation of the suppressed cruelties and hypocrisies of the Victorian age. When Agnes moves to a marginally less alarming family, one of her charges sets out to disrupt her only romantic hope. Critical, satirical, direct, and honest, Agnes Grey is a fine reflection of its author.