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Anne began Agnes Grey with the words "All true histories contain instruction," and wrote in a realistic, rather than the romantic style followed by her sisters. The title character is the younger daughter of a poor clergyman and sets out to earn a living as a governess. Anne drew strongly on... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Agnes Grey: Protagonist; decides to become a governess in order to support herself.
- Weston: Curate, friend to Agnes.
- Miss Matilda Murray: The second daughter in the second family that employs Agnes Grey. Interested in horses and hunting.
- Master Hatfield: Agnes' charge in her first job as a governess. Given to sadistic tendencies.
- Mary Ann: Add a description of this character.
- Rosalie Murray: Eldest daughter in the Murray family.
- Mrs. Bloomfield: Lady of the house in Anges' first posting.
- Nancy Brown
- Thomas Ashby
- Mr. Green
- Harry Meltham: Admirer of Rosalie Murray.
- Lady Ashby: Mother of Thomas Ashby.
- Mr. Robson
- Horton
- John
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“It is foolish to wish for beauty. Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others. If the mind be but well cultivated, and the heart well disposed, no one ever cares for the exterior. So said the teachers of our childhood; and so say we to the children of the present day. All very judicious and proper, no doubt; but are such assertions supported by actual experience?”
Agnes Grey
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Her brother John, ALIAS Master Murray, was about eleven when I came: a fine, stout, healthy boy, frank and good-natured in the main, and might have been a decent lad had he been properly educated; but now he was as rough as a young bear,
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ALL true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.
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The end of Religion is not to teach us how to die, but how to live; and the earlier you become wise and good, the more of happiness you secure.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Miss Grey
- Bemerkung
- London
- Horton Lodge
- Spaziergang
- Umgang
- Ankunft
- Hände
- Wellwood House
- Schilderung
- Lohn
- Unsinn
- Heaven
- Ashby Park
First Sentence edit
ALL TRUE HISTORIES CONTAIN instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - The Parsonage
Chapter 2 - First Lessons In The Art Of Instruction
Chapter 3 - A Few More Lessons
Chapter 4 - The Grandmamma
Chapter 5 - The Uncle
Chapter 6 - The Parsonage Again
Chapter 7 - Horton Lodge
Chapter 8 - The 'Coming Out'
Chapter 9 - The Ball
Chapter 10 - The Church
Chapter 11 - The Cottagers
Chapter 12 - The Shower
Chapter 13 - The Primroses
Chapter 14 - The Rector
Chapter 15 - The Walk
Chapter 16 - The Substitution
Chapter 17 - Confessions
Chapter 18 - Mirth And Mourning
Chapter 19 - The Letter
Chapter 20 - The Farewell
Chapter 21 - The School
Chapter 22 - The Visit
Chapter 23 - The Park
Chapter 24 - The Sands
Chapter 25 - Conclusion
Series & Lists edit
This is book 903 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
This book is in Azul - Círculo de Leitores. (publisher edition list)
This book is in Arcturus Paperback Classics. (publisher edition list)
This is book 1 of 55 in Biblioteca das Raparigas. (publisher edition list)
This book is in Penguin Classics. (publisher edition list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Anne Brontë (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: T. B. Peterson
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1847
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 224
Publisher: T. B. Peterson
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1847
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 224
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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