01732oam 2200337z- 450 991016524240332197837368193373736819331(CKB)3710000001065746(Perlego)1885744(Exl-AI)993710000001065746(EXLCZ)99371000000106574620210721d2017 uy |engtxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAgnes GreyBookRix9781387272549 1387272543 Agnes Grey is the debut novel of English author Anne Brontë.The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. Scholarship and comments by Anne's sister Charlotte Brontë suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Brontë's own experiences as a governess for five years. Like her sister Charlotte's novel Jane Eyre, it addresses what the precarious position of governess entailed and how it affected a young woman.The choice of central character allows Anne to deal with issues of oppression and abuse of women and governesses, isolation and ideas of empathy. An additional theme is the fair treatment of animals. Agnes Grey also mimics some of the stylistic approaches of bildungsromans, employing ideas of personal growth and coming to age, but representing a character who in fact does not gain in virtue. GovernessesGenerated by AIWomenSocial conditionsGenerated by AIGovernessesWomenSocial conditionsSheba Blake1887968BOOK9910165242403321Agnes Grey4526124UNINA