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Book Description
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's enthusiasm is swiftly extinguished as she struggles first with the unmanageable BlooContinue
8 Reviews
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Robot-mel said on Sep 23, 2010 | Add your feedback
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ILA said on Feb 13, 2012 | Add your feedback
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E' una storia trita e ritrita, da qui non ci piove nessuno, quasi banale, una ragazza povera di saldi principi morali che dopo un "viaggio di formazione" a contatto con una nobiltà di certo più ricca ma anche più gretta alla fine trova la sua felicità, o meglio l'amore.. Se fosse per la trama, si po ... (continue)
Jack said on Feb 8, 2012 | Add your feedback
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Deludente ( 2 e mezzo)
Non regge il confronto con gli scritti delle due sorelle, anzi per me è sembrata una brutta copia di Jane Eyre ( si parla sempre di un'istitutrice che deve cavarsela ) e la scrittura piatta e spesso noiosa e non coinvolgente da il colpo di grazia. Decisamente la povera Anna è stata la più sfortunata ... (continue)
Acquamarine said on Jan 16, 2012 | Add your feedback
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Anne Brontë, delle tre sorelle scrittrici, fu quella che ebbe minor successo. Scrisse e pubblicò nel 1847, sotto lo pseudonimo Acton Bell e in concomitanza con l'uscita dei romanzi delle sorelle Emily e Charlotte, la sua opera di debutto "Agnes Grey".
La storia di "Agnes Grey" ricalca grosso modo ... (continue)
Jethro_Suby said on Nov 21, 2011 | Add your feedback
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Life as a governess!
I found this an interesting little book but without any literary merit. The interest lies in that it is undoubtedly based upon Anne's own experience as a governess. It is extremely detailed and exciting reading. Her loneliness is marked by a total lack of help from the parents of the children for wh ... (continue)
GraJon said on Feb 2, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
Book Details
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- English Books
- Paperback
- ISBN-10: 0140624058
- ISBN-13: 9780140624052
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
- Pub date: Jul 31, 2007
- Dimensions: 1161 mm x 710 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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Having enjoyed "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" so much I decided that I would read Agnes Gray, this was definitely the lesser of the two novels and yet it was still interesting and enjoyable. What I liked most about this book was the extreme frankness with which it was written. Anne didn't attempt to ... (continue)
Having enjoyed "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" so much I decided that I would read Agnes Gray, this was definitely the lesser of the two novels and yet it was still interesting and enjoyable. What I liked most about this book was the extreme frankness with which it was written. Anne didn't attempt to hide her contempt for the people around her. I loved her descriptions of how horrible the first set of children she had to look after were. It seemed like something out of the worst of modern reality television. I also liked how she admitted her own deficiency when dealing with them, loosing her temper, getting angry and physically violent. The second family she stayed with seemed much more reasonable and I have to say it felt like Agnes' own prejudices kept her from enjoying that position as much as she did. Yes the daughters came across as dreadfully shallow, but they did also seem to want to be friends. Even if Agnes didn't feel sorry for her pupil marrying the horrible Lord I did.
Agnes as a character was much less outspoken than Helen. She was quiet and awkward. Having read both books I felt like Helen was the ideal and Agnes much more the reality.
The only downfall in this book was the religion and the romance. The religion felt a little heavy handed at times, particularly the long scene in the poor woman's cottage that went on at the difference between the bad rector and the good curate. Likewise the romance felt a bit artificial. It was almost as if it was just there for convention as if a book about a young woman had to have a romance and end with marriage. The wistful longings seemed a bit out of place, though I did laugh as I was getting a bit bored, just as the narration apologized for boring the reader!
It was a very quick read, like Tenant it has a nice light style. While not brilliant it was definitely worth reading.
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