{"product_id":"2940170837427","title":"Agnes Grey","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her daring first novel, the youngest Bronte sister drew upon her own experiences to tell the unvarnished truth about life as a governess. Like Agnes Grey, Anne Bronte was a young middle-class Victorian lady whose family fortunes had faltered. Like so many other unmarried women of the nineteenth century, Bronte accepted the only \"respectable\" employment available--and entered a world of hardship, humiliation, and loneliness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with a realism that shocked critics, this biting social commentary offers a sympathetic portrait of Agnes and a moving indictment of her brutish and haughty employers. Separated from her family and friends by many miles, paid little more than subsistence wages, Agnes stands alone--both in society at large and in a household where she is neither family member nor servant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgnes Grey remains a landmark in the literature of social history. In addition to its challenge to the era's chauvinism and materialism, it features a first-person narrative that offers a rare opportunity to hear the voice of a Victorian working woman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102593401072,"sku":"2940170837427","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170837427_p0.jpg?v=1763719184","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170837427","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}