Agnes Grey Contributor(s): Bronte, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1546815155 ISBN-13: 9781546815150 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $10.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
Lexile Measure: 1110 |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.94 lbs) 290 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Full text. At 19 Anne Bront left home and worked as a governess for a few years before becoming a writer. Agnes Grey was an 1847 novel based on the Anne Bront 's experience as a governess, when she was 19. The youngest of the Bront sisters depicts the precarious position of a governess and how that can affect a young woman. Agnes was the daughter of a minister whose family was in financial difficulty. She has only a few choices for employment. Agnes experiences the difficulty of reining in spoiled children and how wealth can corrupt morals. |