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Agnes Grey
Agnes Grey
Author: Anne Bronte
Written when women -- and workers generally -- had few rights in England, Agnes Grey exposes the brutal inequities of the rigid class system in mid-nineteenth century Britain. Agnes comes from a respectable middle-class family, but their financial reverses have forced her to seek work as a governess. Pampered and protected at home, she is unprep...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781593083236
ISBN-10: 1593083238
Publication Date: 10/1/2005
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 4
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GrannyGamer avatar reviewed Agnes Grey on + 153 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
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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