Agnes Grey

by Anne Brontë Narrated by Rebecca McDonnell

Overview

At age 19 Anne Brontë left home and worked as a governess for a few years before becoming a writer. Agnes Grey was an 1847 novel based on her experience as a governess. Bronte depicts the precarious position of a governess and how that can affect a young woman. Agnes was the daughter of a minister whose family was in financial difficulty. She has only a few choices for employment. Agnes experiences the difficulty of reining in spoiled children and how wealth can corrupt morals.

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From the Publisher

"Agnes Grey is the most perfect prose narrative of English letters . . . Simple and beautiful . . . The only story in English literature in which style, characters, and subject are in perfect keeping." —George Moore

Product Details

BN ID:	2940175389990
Publisher:	Century Audio
Publication date:	03/13/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged

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