Agnes Grey |
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| Author:
| Bronte, Anne |
| Series title: | Arcturus Paperback Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84837-608-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | Arcturus Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $5.99 |
Book Description:
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'Patience, Firmness, and Perseverance were my only weapons.'
'Patience, Firmness, and Perseverance were my only weapons.'
Agnes Grey (1847) was Anne Bronte's first novel and a poignant account of her own experience as a struggling governess, obliged to earn her living in one of the few ways open to an educated Victorian girl.
Agnes is not a romantic heroine such as those we find in the books of Anne's sisters Charlotte and Emily, but her story paints a more realistic picture of what happens when an intelligent, sensitive young woman has to endure months of isolation and frustration in an unsympathetic household that is not her home.