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Agnes Grey, A Novel is the first novel by English author Anne Brontë (writing under the pen name of "Acton Bell"), first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850. [2] The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry.
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Agnes Grey, A Novel is the debut novel of English author Anne Brontë. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. Scholarship and comments by Anne's sister Charlotte Brontë suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Brontë's own experiences as a governess for five years.
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Aug 19, 2023 · This insightful analysis of Agnes Gray by Anne Brontë (1847) discusses the significance of the first novel by the youngest Brontë sister (1820 – 1949). Originally published in the Brontë Society Transactions (now titled Brontë Studies, Volume 21, 1993). Reprinted by permission of Timothy Whittome (Walking with Anne Brontë, 2023).
Get all the key plot points of Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.
Apr 9, 2017 · George Moore, himself an important writer of the early twentieth century, praised the book thus: ‘Agnes Grey is the most perfect prose narrative in English literature… a narrative simple and beautiful as a muslin dress…. We know that we are reading a masterpiece.
Agnes Grey is the daughter of a clergyman whose financial imprudence leads to the family's ruin. The women take charge, but Agnes fears that, being the baby of the family, she will be prevented from making any real contribution, and insists on seeking work as a governess.
Agnes Grey, A Novel is the first novel by English author Anne Brontë, first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry.
