Agnes Grey

Introducing the latest edition of Anne Bront's seminal 1847 novel, Agnes Grey. Journey into the life of Agnes Grey, a young governess navigating the complexities of working with affluent English families. This literary classic is deeply rooted in Anne Bront's personal experiences, having served as a governess herself for five years. Just like her sister Charlotte Bront's iconic Jane Eyre, this debut novel candidly explores the often precarious and challenging role of a governess in 19th-century England, shedding light on the impact it has on a young woman's future. Whether you're a Bront enthusiast or new to the world of classic literature, Agnes Grey offers a timeless tale that continues to resonate today. Anne Bront (1820 1849) was an English novelist and poet, the youngest of the famed Bront sisters whose novels are considered to be classics of English literature. Born into the Bront family, Anne was the youngest of the four sibling who reached adulthood and first reached literary prominence publishing a collection of poetry alongside the other Bront Sisters using the pseudonym Acton Bell in 1846. Anne's first novel, Agnes Grey, was published in 1847 alongside her sister's novel Wuthering Heights. Her second novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, was published in 1848. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is thought to be one of the first feminist novels and among the greatest - and most underrated and overlooked - novels of the 19th century. Anne died at age 29, likely of tuberculosis, cutting short an incredibly promising career that some scholars suspect, given the glints of burgeoning genius in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, might have eventually surpassed her more famous sisters.