Agnes Grey

AgnesGreyisatrenchantexposeofthefrequentlyisolated,intellectuallystagnantandemotionallystarvedconditionsunderwhichmanygovernessesworkedinthemid-nineteenthcentury.Thisisadeeplypersonalnovelwrittenfromtheauthor'sownexperienceandassuchAgnesGreyhasapowerandpoignancywhichmarkitoutasalandmarkworkofliteraturedealingwiththesocialandmoralevolutionofEnglishsocietyduringthelastcentury.