A Quick Guide to "Agnes Grey"

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The story revolves around the title character, Agnes Grey, who happens to be a governess.

This nurse works in many bourgeois families. The story details her experiences, and the behaviour meted out to her by the people she knows.

Anne’s sister Charlotte Bronte supplied the scholarship and comments. She suggested that “Agnes Grey” is largely based on Anne Bronte’s own experiences as a governess for five years.

A Quick Guide to "Agnes Grey"
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Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: History and Background
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Plot Summary
Chapter Five: Writing Style
Chapter Six: Thematic Analysis
Chapter Seven: Critical Reviews

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raja Sharma
• Release date: Aug 10, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301268337

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A Quick Guide to Agnes Grey

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Chapter One: Introduction

Agnes Grey was the first novel written by English author Anne Bronte. The book was first published in December 1847.

The second edition of Agnes Grey came in 1850.

The story revolves around the title character, Agnes Grey, who happens to be a governess.

This nurse works in many bourgeois families. The story details her experiences, and the behaviour meted out to her by the people she knows.

Anne’s sister Charlotte Bronte supplied the scholarship and comments. She suggested that Agnes Grey is largely based on Anne Bronte’s own experiences as a governess for five years.

In Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre she recounts her