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Agnes Grey (New ed)

Bronte, AnneInglesfield, R.(Contributions by)Marsden, Hilda(Contributions by)
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Drawing directly on her own unhappy experiences, Anne Bronte's first-person narrative describes the almost unbelievable pressures endured by 19th-century governesses - the isolation, the frustration, and the insensitive and sometimes cruel treatment meted out by employers and their families.

Distinguished by its sharp, often ironic observation of middle-class social behaviour, this deeply personal novel also touches on religious belief, moral responsibility, and individual integrity and its survival.

Using the text of the definitive Clarendon edition, this volume also incorporates Anne Bronte's previously unpublished manuscript revisions.

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Oxford Paperbacks
0192827111 / 9780192827111
Paperback / softback
20/06/1991
United Kingdom
240 pages, bibliography
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