Agnes Grey: Anne Brontė - Brossura

Bronte, Anne

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1847497144 ISBN 13: 9781847497147

Casa editrice: Alma Books, 2018

Riassunto

The well-educated daughter of a penniless clergyman, Agnes Grey is treated like a child by her family and so sets out to prove herself by seeking employment as a governess. Soon, however, her idealistic notions regarding the education and care of her wards are dashed as she battles to control the wild Bloomfield children in her first situation, and is then held in low regard by the superior Murray household.

Drawing on Anne Brontė's own experiences, and dealing with themes such as the nature of childhood, the rise of the middle classes and the loneliness, cruelty and even ill treatment that life as a governess could entail, Agnes Grey is full of quiet passion and remains a beloved classic to this day.

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Recensione

The one story in English literature in which style, characters and subject are in perfect keeping. --George Moore

L'autore

Anne Brontė (1820–1849), the youngest of the Brontė sisters, is best known for her two novels The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey. Like her siblings Emily and Branwell, her life was tragically cut short by tuberculosis.

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• Editore: Alma Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1847497144
• ISBN 13: 9781847497147
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 242