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Agnes Grey is loosely inspired by the trials and tribulations of author Anne Brontë. The story follows a young woman navigating the unsettling lifestyle of her wealthy employers. As a governess, she struggles with the family’s unstable temperament and abusive behavior. It’s a traumatic experience that leaves an indelible mark.

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This is a collection of poems by the Bronte family, offering glimpses of the joys and sorrows in their lives.

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Anne Bronte's second and last novel was widely and contentiously reviewed upon its 1848 publication, in part because its subject matter domestic violence, alcoholism, women's rights, and universal salvation was so controversial. This title includes a critical introduction that situates the novel in significant Victorian debates.

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When her family falls into debt, Agnes Grey decides to prove she is no longer a child and acquires a job as a governess to help support her family. Agnes soon learns that being a governess is not as glamorous as she once thought-she is ridiculed and abused by the families she works for. Agnes' chance at happiness is almost spoiled, until she meets Mr. Weston. Agnes Grey was Anne Bronte's debut novel. Comments made by Anne's sister, Charlotte B...

Agnes Grey was one of a trio of novels that defined the'governess novel' in 1847 and 1848. Alongside Jane Eyre and Vanity Fair, Agnes Grey may be the most radical of the three. This Broadview Edition provides extensive historical documents on the novel's reception.

This is a volume of poetry published jointly by the three Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne in 1846 and their ¿rst work to ever go in print. To evade contemporary prejudice against female writers, the Brontë sisters adopted masculine ¿rst names. The book was published under the title Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. All three retained the ¿rst letter of their ¿rst names: Charlotte became Currer Bell, Anne became Acton Bell, and ...

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This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

An epistolary novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall follows the courageous journey of the protagonist, Helen Graham, as she struggles to escape her socially imposed role as dutiful wife, while also acting on her moral responsibilities as a mother and self-respect as a woman. Published in 1848, under the pseudonym Acton Bell, the novel provoked much criticism at the time of its release due to its shocking content and atypical portrayal of an Engli...

An epistolary novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall follows the courageous journey of the protagonist, Helen Graham, as she struggles to escape her socially imposed role as dutiful wife, while also acting on her moral responsibilities as a mother and self-respect as a woman. Published in 1848, under the pseudonym Acton Bell, the novel provoked much criticism at the time of its release due to its shocking content and atypical portrayal of an Engli...

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Bescheiden, aber wohlbehütet in einer kleinen Pfarrei in Nordengland aufgewachsen, muss die junge Agnes Grey ihre Familie verlassen, um eine Stellung als Gouvernante anzutreten. Schon bald machen die verwöhnten Kinder und das respektlose Verhalten der reichen Herrschaften ihr das Leben schwer, aber mit Großmut und Geduld gelingt es Agnes, sich und ihren Idealen treu zu bleiben. Doch dann trifft sie den jungen Hilfspfarrer Edward Weston, und in...

Drei Schwestern, drei Klassiker und drei Heldinnen, so unterschiedlich, wie sie nur sein können. Doch sei es die charakterstarke Jane, die leidenschaftliche Catherine oder die ehrliche Agnes, am Ende setzten sich alle auf ihre Art über die Konventionen ihrer Zeit hinweg und nehmen ihr Leben selbst in die Hand. Mal leise, mal stürmisch, aber immer berührend und gefühlvoll - das sind die Romane der Schwestern Brontë.

Agnes Grey, A Novel is the debut novel of 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. 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. Li...