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Agnes Grey
- Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
In her daring first novel, the youngest Brontë sister drew upon her own experiences to tell the unvarnished truth about life as a governess. Like Agnes Grey, Anne Bronte was a young middle-class Victorian lady whose family fortunes had faltered. Like so many other unmarried women of the 19th century, Bronte accepted the only "respectable" employment available - and entered a world of hardship, humiliation, and loneliness. Written with a realism that shocked critics, this biting social commentary offers a sympathetic portrait of Agnes and a moving indictment of her brutish and haughty employers.
Separated from her family and friends by many miles, paid little more than subsistence wages, Agnes stands alone - both in society at large and in a household where she is neither family member nor servant.
Agnes Grey remains a landmark in the literature of social history. In addition to its challenge to the era's chauvinism and materialism, it features a first-person narrative that offers a rare opportunity to hear the voice of a Victorian working woman.
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- Alistair Print
- 20-12-23
Good read
Classic story with interesting characters and a good plot with a happy ending. Very well read.
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- 23-04-22
Great book!
I am ashamed to say that I didn't expect much of this book. How wrong I was! This story would make a great movie too.
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