false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg 298230 92 'The name of governess, I soon found, was a mere mockery … my pupils had no more notion of obedience than a wild, unbroken colt’ When her family becomes impoverished after a disastrous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess in order to contribute to their meagre income and assert her independence. But Agnes’s enthusiasm is swiftly extinguished as she struggles first with the unmanageable Bloomfield children and then with the painful disdain of the haughty Murray family; the only kindness she receives comes from Mr Weston, the sober young curate. Drawing on her own experience, Anne Brontë’s first novel offers a compelling personal perspective on the desperate position of unmarried, educated women for whom becoming a governess was the only respectable career open in Victorian society. This edition also includes Charlotte Brontë’s memoir of her sisters, the <i>Biographical Notice of Ellis and Acton Bell</i>. Angeline Goreau examines Anne Brontë’s complex relationship with her sisters and her unhappy career as a governess as influences in writing <i>Agnes Grey</i>. 2222441 1847 Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics) total:1521|5:193|4:594|3:547|2:151|1:36| 1521 5320 2463 201 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 4 6 false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 18:34:14 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 08:55:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 3 4 false Sat May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 07:36:53 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 17:33:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 4 4 false Fri Apr 18 05:57:26 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 15:48:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 4 2 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 15:05:21 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 22:31:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 5 2 false Thu Jun 28 17:41:08 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 15 20:18:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 5 3 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 12 18:00:12 -0800 2007 Mon Apr 28 10:11:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 5 2 false Tue Apr 01 10:42:43 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 14:12:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 3 1 false Mon Apr 13 09:44:10 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 09:46:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 4 2 false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 16:38:03 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 08:26:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 4 2 false Wed Nov 05 09:45:51 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 09:45:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 4 1 false Fri Sep 26 04:40:32 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 04:46:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 3 1 false Sun Jun 15 16:05:18 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 16:21:38 -0700 2008
Anne Bronte's characters are a little more...I don't know if jaded is the right word, but a little more sharp and edgy...more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 3 1 false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 06:19:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 08:41:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 3 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 09:09:54 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 09:36:32 -0800 2008 Agnes Grey because I am currently on a Bronte jag. However, I don't really feel like comparing Anne's work to those of her sisters because, well, sibling rivalry is mean.

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Anne Brontë's novel of a governess is a very interesting contrast to her sister Charlotte's more famous governess novel. As Agnes' family suffers financial hardship, Agnes volunteers to seek work as a governess. In spite of the families misgiving b...more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 5 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 08:42:04 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 08:47:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 45093 0140621083 9780140621082 42 3 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170273699m/45093.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45093.Agnes_Grey 3 2 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 13:13:25 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 01:25:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 2 1 false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 13:07:08 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 10:48:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 3 1 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 20:16:49 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 07 13:07:31 -0800 2008
If mod...more...]]> 298230 0140432108 9780140432107 1157 150 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237155773m/298230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298230.Agnes_Grey 4 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 10:37:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 10:37:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=298230