num_pages: 192
description: First published in a volume that also contained her sister's Wuthering Heights, Brontë's daring first novel was hailed as "the most perfect prose narrative in English literature" by famed Irish novelist George Moore. Originally quite scandalous and drawing from the author's own troubled life, this biting social commentary exposes the hardships of a governess's life.
language: English
title: Agnes Grey
titlecomplete: Agnes Grey
characters: Nancy Brown, Rosalie Murray, Matilda Murray, Mary Grey, Agnes Grey, Rosalie Murray, Matilda Murray, Edward Weston, Nancy Brown, Edward Weston, Agnes Grey, Mary Grey
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Literature, Victorian, Classic Literature, Classics, British Literature, Romance, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 67470
places: United Kingdom
publisher: Everyman