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Agnes Grey

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Agnes Grey is the daughter of a minister who faces financial ruin. Agnes decides to take up one of the only professions available to Victorian gentlewomen and become a governess. Drawing on her own, similar experiences, Anne Bronte portrays the desperation of such a position. Agnes' livelihood depends on the whim of spoiled children, and she witnesses how wealth and status can degrade social values.

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The Floating Press
1775569659 / 9781775569657
eBook (Adobe Pdf)
01/05/2009
English
317 pages
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