![]() ![]() ![]() Feeling helpless and frustrated, his youngest daughter, Agnes, applies for a job as a governess to the children of a wealthy, upper-class, English family.Įcstatic at the thought that she has finally gained control and freedom over her own life, Agnes arrives at the Bloomfield mansion armed with confidence and purpose. ![]() Having lost the family savings on risky investments, Richard Grey removes himself from family life and suffers a bout of depression. An alternate cover edition can be found here.ĭrawing heavily from personal experience, Anne Brontë wrote Agnes Grey in an effort to represent the many 19th Century women who worked as governesses and suffered daily abuse as a result of their position. ![]()
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