Agnes Grey

Anne Brontë

<p><i>Agnes Grey</i>, published in the month of December, 1847, is the debut novel of <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/anne-bronte">Anne Brontë</a>, writing under the pen name of Acton Bell. Written largely based on Anne’s own personal experiences as a governess, the novel tries to highlight what a governess’ work entailed in the 1800s and the consequences it had on the protagonist.</p> <p>Agnes, an eager young woman, tired of being treated as the youngest and filled with overwhelming ambition, takes on work as a governess for the rich and cruel Bloomfields. The unprecedented and abysmal depravity with which she is treated renders her lonely and isolated, missing her family, wanting to go back home.</p>