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Agnes Grey
Agnes Grey
Author: Anne Bronte
When her family becomes impoverished after a disastrous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess in order to contribute to their meagre income and assert her independence. But Agnes' enthusiasm is swiftly extinguished as she struggles first with the unmanageable Bloomfield children and then with the painful disdai...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780859972789
ISBN-10: 085997278X
Publication Date: 1/26/1978
Pages: 336
Edition: Large type edition
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Publisher: C.Chivers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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GrannyGamer avatar reviewed Agnes Grey on + 153 more book reviews
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I don't think I would have managed to get through the printed version of this book but the audio version made the story far more accessible. In fact, it was downright charming and very funny at times. Bronte's description of the self-centered "upper crust" people the protagonist worked seemed -- as the British say -- "spot on." Granted, the romantic plot seems trite and overwrought by today's standards (don't they all?). You feel like just screaming at everyone to "For heaven's sake -- just TELL him how you feel!!!" But they just didn't do that back then.

Anyway, the story is nice and the narrator was terrific. If, like me, you'd like to expose yourself to more of the classics, audio books are the way to go.
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reviewed Agnes Grey on + 9 more book reviews
Only on Chapter 3...but for a classic, it seems to move fairly quickly. I anticipate this book to be a well-worth-read.
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What a cozy read! Though the heroine goes through trials and difficulties, all is well at the end.
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This is the story of a youn girl who becomes a governess to two different wealthy families. It is about her trials and her discontent with her two wealthy families. It was slow starting but got better towards the end.


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