Publisher's Synopsis

Agnes Grey is the debut novel of English author Anne Bronte. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. The choice of central character allows Anne to deal with issues of oppression and abuse of women and governesses, isolation and ideas of empathy. An additional theme is the fair treatment of animals. Agnes Grey also mimics some of the stylistic approaches of bildungsromans, employing ideas of personal growth and coming to age, but representing a character who in fact does not gain in virtue. The Irish novelist George Moore praised Agnes Grey as "the most perfect prose narrative in English letters,"

Book information

ISBN: 9781533619952
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub date:
DEWEY: FIC
Language: English
Number of pages: 182
Weight: 249g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 10mm