
Agnes Grey
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Narrated by:
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Virginia Leishman
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By:
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Anne Brontë
In her daring first novel, the youngest Brontë sister drew upon her own experiences to tell the unvarnished truth about life as a governess. Like Agnes Grey, Anne Bronte was a young middle-class Victorian lady whose family fortunes had faltered. Like so many other unmarried women of the 19th century, Bronte accepted the only "respectable" employment available - and entered a world of hardship, humiliation, and loneliness. Written with a realism that shocked critics, this biting social commentary offers a sympathetic portrait of Agnes and a moving indictment of her brutish and haughty employers.
Separated from her family and friends by many miles, paid little more than subsistence wages, Agnes stands alone - both in society at large and in a household where she is neither family member nor servant.
Agnes Grey remains a landmark in the literature of social history. In addition to its challenge to the era's chauvinism and materialism, it features a first-person narrative that offers a rare opportunity to hear the voice of a Victorian working woman.
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I say this is a hidden jewel, underrated novel.
I absolutely loved it. I read it and just now finished listening to it. I love the character Agnes Grey.
Unexpected love for this Novel
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This was the second time I read it and it was as enjoyable even the second time around!
Agnes Grey
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Great story, not difficult to get into! Narrator did a great job!
I loved it!
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Second, the novel: Though a romance in the main, Anne Bronte gives to the patient and attentive listener an idea of English society and customs near the halfway mark of the nineteenth century.
sartorthegrey
Excellent reader! A classic story for the ages.
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I’d actually give it 3.5 stars
Slow Start
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Simplicity and genuine discourse.
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