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Drawing on her own experience, Anne Brontë exposes the isolated world of a nineteenth-century governess in her debut novel, Agnes Grey. Complete & Unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by historian and biographer, Juliet Barker. Agnes Grey is the youngest daughter of a clergyman. When the family falls on hard times, she insists on finding work as a governess in order to help her family and prove to them that she’s no longer a child. But her idealistic spirit is tested in her first position with the Bloomfield family and their unruly and spoilt children. Next she works for the even wealthier Murray family, whose scheming daughter Rosalie threatens to jeopardize the only bright spot in Agnes’s life: the young curate Edward Weston.
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Pure wish fulfillment
the know-it-all gets the guy
while the flirt repents.
2,5 estrellas. Está bien escrito, pero la historia no me enganchó y sus continuas citas bíblicas, (que vienen motivadas por la educación religiosa de la autora y su alter ego protagonista de la novela), me han resultado algo tediosas. Aunque los relatos costumbristas suelen ser de mi agrado, este en particular carece de profundidad suficiente en mi opinión.
2.5 stars. Well written, but the story didn't hook on me, plus all those biblical quotes, (coming from the author's religious background and reflected on her alter ego the main character in the novel), bore me. It lacks of enough depth in my opinion.