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1) Agnes Grey
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Anne Bronte's first novel, Agnes Grey, combines an astute dissection of middle-class social behavior and class attitudes with a wonderful study of Victorian responses to young children, which has parallels with debates about education that continue to this day. In writing the novel, Bronte drew on her own experiences, and one can trace in the work many of the trials of the Victorian governess, often stranded far from home, and treated with little...
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Emily Brontë (1818-1848) was a fiercely talented and enigmatic English novelist, celebrated for her timeless masterpiece "Wuthering Heights." Born in the wild and windswept Yorkshire moors, she was the reclusive sister of Charlotte and Anne Brontë, yet her literary legacy stands in a league of its own.
Despite her short life, Emily Brontë's genius shone brightly through her hauntingly beautiful prose and her exploration of intense emotions and...
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"How did sisters Emily, Charlotte, and Anne write literary landmarks Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and Agnes Grey? What in their lives and circumstances, in the choices they made, and in their close but complex relationships with one another made such greatness possible? In her new novel, Rachel Cantor melds biographical fact with unruly invention to illuminate their genius, their bonds of love and duty, periods of furious creativity, and the ongoing...
6) Shirley
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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within as on the state of things without and around us.' Considered one of her less well-known novels, Shirley is Charlotte Brontë's only historical work, set during the Napoleonic Wars. Wealthy and independent, Shirley is very different from her friend Caroline who has few...
7) Agnes Grey
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'Agnes Grey' is the debut novel of English author Anne Brontë (written under the pseudonym of Acton Bell). The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works in several bourgeois families. The choice of central character allows Brontë to deal with issues of oppression and abuse of women and governesses, isolation and ideas of empathy. An additional theme is the fair treatment of animals. 'Agnes Grey' also mimics some of the stylistic approaches...
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Here you will find the complete novels of the Brontë Sisters:
- Agnes Grey, by Anne Brontë
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne Brontë
- Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë
- Shirley, by Charlotte Brontë
- Villette, by Charlotte Brontë
- The Professor, by Charlotte Brontë
- Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë
9) Agnes Gray
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At age 19, Anne Brontë left home and worked as a governess for a few years before becoming a writer. Agnes Grey was an 1847 novel based on her experience as a governess. Bronte depicts the precarious position of a governess and how that can affect a young woman. Agnes was the daughter of a minister, whose family was in financial difficulty. She has only a few choices for employment. Agnes experiences the difficulty of reining in spoiled children...
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This collection of the works of Emily, Anne and Charlotte Brontë includes the following novels: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1847 Shirley by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1849 Villette by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1853 The Professor by Charlotte Brontë, was published after her death in 1857 Emma by Charlotte Brontë (unfinished), she wrote only 20 pages of the manuscript which was published in 1860. Wuthering Heights by Emily...
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Bronte sisters Anne, Charlotte, and Emily are among the most widely-read and best-loved nineteenth-century writers, and the themes of love, longing, and personal fulfillment come to life in their literary masterpieces. This special ebook edition includes all of the sisters' published works: Agnes Grey, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette, and The Professor by Charlotte Bronte, and Wuthering Heights by Emily...
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An important contribution to Brontë studies that reinforces why Anne Brontë is such a significant Victorian writer and why her books remain relevant to contemporary culture.' Claire O Callaghan
'Sensitive, thoughtful, and enriching.'Sophie Franklin
Anne Brontë: for so long underestimated, from her own day to modern times. But why exactly has this remarkably talented and pioneering author been so overlooked?
Anne's writing has often been compared...
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A editora Mimética oferece aos seus leitores 30 obras-primas da literatura mundial num único volume:
- Alighieri, Dante: "A Divina Comédia"
- Austen, Jane: "Persuasão"
- Balzac, Honoré de: "Ilusões Perdidas"
- Brontë, Anne: "Agnes Grey"
- Brontë, Charlotte: "Jane Eyre"
- Cervantes, Miguel de: "Dom Quixote"
- Cooper, James Fenimore: "O Último Moicano"
- Dickens, Charles: "David Copperfield"
- Dostoiévski, Fiódor: "Crime e Castigo"
- Dumas,...
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"Branwell Brontë–brother of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne–has a childhood marked by tragedy and the weight of expectations. After the early deaths of his mother and a beloved older sister, he is kept away from school and tutored at home by his father, a curate, who rests all his ambitions for his children on his only son. Branwell grows up isolated in his family’s parsonage on the moors, learning Latin and Greek, being trained in painting, and...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë, which tells the story of the titular character, a mysterious widow who moves into a long-empty house and captivates the young narrator, Gilbert Markham. Rumours soon begin to swirl around the young woman, leading Gilbert to investigate...
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Descubre una magnífica biblioteca en un solo libro con '100 Clásicos de la Literatura'. Esta recopilación es un tesoro sin igual de historias emblemáticas, enriquecidas con personajes memorables y tramas que han marcado épocas. De las plumas de autores como Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Arthur Conan Doyle, hasta Victor Hugo, esta colección incluye obras de renombre como 'Mujercitas', 'Orgullo y Prejuicio', 'El Sabueso...
18) Agnès Grey
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Extrait : "Toutes les histoires vraies portent avec elles une instruction, bien que dans quelques-unes le trésor soit difficile à trouver, et si mince en quantité, que le noyau sec et ridé ne vaut souvent pas la peine que l'on a eue de casser la noix. Qu'il en soit ainsi ou non de mon histoire, c'est ce dont je ne puis juger avec compétence. Je pense pourtant qu'elle peut être utile à quelques-uns, et intéressante pour d'autres ; (...)"
19) Agnes Grey
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Agnes vive con su familia de clase media, sus padres y su hermana mayor María. Su padre es clérigo y su madre, que pertenecía a un nivel social superior al de su esposo, es una mujer vital, enérgica y de carácter. Viven felices y en armonía hasta que una inversión fallida hace que la situación económica de la familia se vea seriamente afectada. Tras la oposición familiar inicial, finalmente Agnes logra que se le permita trabajar de institutriz-...
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Bescheiden, aber wohlbehütet in einer kleinen Pfarrei in Nordengland aufgewachsen, muss die junge Agnes Grey ihre Familie verlassen, um eine Stellung als Gouvernante anzutreten. Schon bald machen die verwöhnten Kinder und das respektlose Verhalten der reichen Herrschaften ihr das Leben schwer, aber mit Großmut und Geduld gelingt es Agnes, sich und ihren Idealen treu zu bleiben. Doch dann trifft sie den jungen Hilfspfarrer Edward Weston, und in...
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