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By (author) Anne Brontë; By (author) Anne Bronte
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Drawing on Anne Brontë’s own experiences, Agnes Grey is here presented in a new edition containing extra material and notes.
The well-educated daughter of a penniless clergyman, Agnes Grey is treated like a child by her own family and so sets out to prove herself by seeking employment as a governess. Soon, however, her idealistic notions regarding the education and care of her wards are dashed as she battles to control the wild Bloomfi eld children in her fi rst situation, and is then held in low regard by the superior Murray household.
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The most perfect prose narrative in English letters. Agnes Grey is a narrative simple and beautiful as a muslin dress
Biographical note
Anne Brontë (1820–1849), the youngest of the Brontë sisters, is best known for her two novels The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey. Like her siblings Emily and Branwell, her life was tragically cut short by tuberculosis
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Agnes Grey is full of quiet passion and remains a beloved classic to this day.
for collection
Alma ClassicsEvergreens is a series of popular classics. All the titles in the series areprovided with an extensive critical apparatus, extra reading materialincluding a section of photographs and notes. The texts are based on the mostauthoritative edition (or collated from the most authoritative editions ormanuscripts) and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach. Withan emphasis on the production, editorial and typographical values of a book,Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading theclassics.
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A brand-new edition of one of Anne Brontë’s best-loved works
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Follows the success of the Brontë collection – also in the Evergreens series
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Perfect for students – only £5.99
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Includes pictures and an extensive section on Anne Brontë’s life and works
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