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Agnes Grey

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Anne Brontë's clear-eyed novel of governess work, moral independence, hardship, and quiet dignity.

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Agnes Grey

Agnes Grey draws on the experience of a governess navigating difficult households, class pressure, loneliness, and conscience. Anne Brontë writes with restraint, moral clarity, and sympathy for ordinary endurance.

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Anne Brontë died in 1849, and Agnes Grey was first published in 1847. These dates support the public-domain basis for the English source text used in this edition.

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  1. 01Full text
  2. 02A NOVEL,
  3. 03LONDON:
  4. 04THOMAS CAUTLEY NEWBY, PUBLISHER,
  5. 0572, MORTIMER ST., CAVENDISH SQ.
  6. 06I. THE PARSONAGE
  7. 07II. FIRST LESSONS IN THE ART OF INSTRUCTION
  8. 08III. A FEW MORE LESSONS
  9. 09IV. THE GRANDMAMMA
  10. 10V. THE UNCLE
  11. 11VI. THE PARSONAGE AGAIN
  12. 12VII. HORTON LODGE
  13. 13VIII. THE “COMING OUT”
  14. 14IX. THE BALL
  15. 15X. THE CHURCH
  16. 16XI. THE COTTAGERS
  17. 17XII. THE SHOWER
  18. 18XIII. THE PRIMROSES
  19. 19XIV. THE RECTOR
  20. 20XV. THE WALK
  21. 21XVI. THE SUBSTITUTION
  22. 22XVII. CONFESSIONS
  23. 23XVIII. MIRTH AND MOURNING
  24. 24XIX. THE LETTER
  25. 25XX. THE FAREWELL
  26. 26XXI. THE SCHOOL
  27. 27XXII. THE VISIT
  28. 28XXIII. THE PARK
  29. 29XXIV. THE SANDS
  30. 30XXV. CONCLUSION
  31. 31CHAPTER I.
  32. 32THE PARSONAGE
  33. 33CHAPTER II.
  34. 34FIRST LESSONS IN THE ART OF INSTRUCTION
  35. 35CHAPTER III.
  36. 36A FEW MORE LESSONS
  37. 37CHAPTER IV.
  38. 38THE GRANDMAMMA
  39. 39CHAPTER V.
  40. 40THE UNCLE
  41. 41CHAPTER VI.
  42. 42THE PARSONAGE AGAIN
  43. 43CHAPTER VII.
  44. 44HORTON LODGE
  45. 45CHAPTER VIII.
  46. 46THE “COMING OUT”
  47. 47CHAPTER IX.
  48. 48THE BALL
  49. 49CHAPTER X.
  50. 50THE CHURCH
  51. 51CHAPTER XI.
  52. 52THE COTTAGERS
  53. 53CHAPTER XII.
  54. 54THE SHOWER
  55. 55CHAPTER XIII.
  56. 56THE PRIMROSES
  57. 57CHAPTER XIV.
  58. 58THE RECTOR
  59. 59CHAPTER XV.
  60. 60THE WALK
  61. 61CHAPTER XVI.
  62. 62THE SUBSTITUTION
  63. 63CHAPTER XVII.
  64. 64CONFESSIONS
  65. 65CHAPTER XVIII.
  66. 66MIRTH AND MOURNING
  67. 67CHAPTER XIX.
  68. 68THE LETTER
  69. 69CHAPTER XX.
  70. 70THE FAREWELL
  71. 71CHAPTER XXI.
  72. 72THE SCHOOL
  73. 73“ROSALIE ASHBY.”
  74. 74CHAPTER XXII.
  75. 75THE VISIT
  76. 76CHAPTER XXIII.
  77. 77THE PARK
  78. 78CHAPTER XXIV.
  79. 79THE SANDS
  80. 80CHAPTER XXV.
  81. 81CONCLUSION

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