‘The name of governess, I soon found, was a mere mockery ... my pupils had no more notion of obedience than a wild, unbroken colt’ 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 Bloomfield children and then with the painful disdain of the haughty Murray family; the only kindness she receives comes from Mr Weston, the sober young curate. Drawing on her own experience, Anne Brontë’s first novel offers a compelling personal perspective on the desperate position of unmarried, educated women for whom becoming a governess was the only respectable career open in Victorian society. This edition also includes Charlotte Brontë’s memoir of her sisters, theBiographical Notice of Ellis and Acton Bell. Angeline Goreau examines Anne Brontë’s complex relationship with her sisters and her unhappy career as a governess as influences in writing Agnes Grey.
“Agnes Grey” is a 1847 novel by English author Anne Brontë. Her debut novel, it tells the story of a governess called Agnes Grey who works in families of the English upper class in the early nineteenth century. Widely believed to have been heavily influenced by her own experiences as a governess, is an authentic portrayal of their delicate roles and how they affected young women. Anne Brontë (1820 – 1849) was an English novelist and poet. She was the youngest member of world-renowned the Brontë family, famous for their contributions to English literature. Although her novels are now classics of English literature, she was not as well known as her sisters—partly due to the fact that her sister Emily Brontë prevented the re-publication of “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall” after her death. This fantastic novel is highly recommended for all lovers of the English language and is well deserving of a place on any bookshelf. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
The book pulls together 110 charming and often gossipy columns Anne Bloomfield wrote for Pacific Heights New Fillmore about different houses in this famous San Francisco neighborhood, including information about the houses' histories, architects (among them William Wurster and Julia Morgan) and residents. Before her death in 1999, Anne had intended to collect, edit and revise these columns for a book.
First Published in 2000. This book reasserts the place of the arts - dance, drama, music and the visual arts - in the primary school curriculum at Reception and Key Stages 1 and 2. It acknowledges the time constraints in a crowded curriculum and stresses a common developmental approach to the different forms of creative and aesthetic expression. The arts are presented as the vital '4th R', integrated modes of learning alongside Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, where children can absorb and express ideas, feelings and attitudes. Supported by illustrations, examples of work, a glossary of terms, appendices of addresses for resource materials and further reading, the work will stimulate and give confidence as a course textbook for student teachers and as a professional handbook for practitioners, including arts coordinators, advisory teachers and artists working in educational settings. Clear guidance is given on the development of a personal, autonomous teaching style and on evaluating and monitoring children's progression in skill acquisition, creative production and critical response.
The Clifton Dynasty is a gripping history tracing the fortunes of thirty generations of the Clifton's over 850 years. Set within a changing social, cultural and political scenario, each century reveals a compelling drama and new personality. Readers time-travel from the founding of the Norman family to life within the mediaeval manor, into the Tudor household of Sir Gervase 'the Gentle' to that of his grandson, Sir Gervase 'the Great' and Civil War. Witness Restoration and Revolution, Catholic recusant, Georgian domesticity and Regency splendour. Encounter Sir Robert Clifton, Victorian politician of the people, meet the Irish heirs, and enjoy an Edwardian summer. Finally, brave twentieth century austerity and post war climax as Lt.-Col. Clifton, dispossessed of land, and vacates Clifton Hall.
Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Anne Brontë which are Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Anne Brontë refused to glamorise violent, oppressive men. Her heroes are curates and farmers, men who look after their mothers and resist the temptation to imprison or exile unwanted wives. Novels selected for this book: - Agnes Grey - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall This is one of many books in the series Essential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.
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