RDS Library & Archives

Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Agnes Grey ; The tenant of Wildfell Hall / Anne Brontë ; with an introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallett.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Everyman's libraryPublication details: New York : Knopf, 2012.Edition: New edDescription: xxix, 710 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780307957801 (US)
  • 9781841593432 (UK)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.8 23
Summary: ""The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" is Anne Bronte's second and most celebrated novel. Set in the dramatic northern landscape made familiar by the author's more famous sisters, it tells the story of Helen Graham, a mysterious single woman who rents the semi-ruinous Hall of the title. With a child but no husband, Helen divides the community between those who admire her charm and spirit and those who suspect her morals. Chief among her supporters is a local farmer, Gilbert Markham, who tells her story. Written before "The Tenant", "Agnes Grey", based on the author's own experience, explores the position of women in Victorian society through the story of a young woman forced to work as a governess when her father is ruined financially." - Copac
List(s) this item appears in: Everyman's Library Classics
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Loanable Book Library General Collection 823 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 000438576

"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxi).

""The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" is Anne Bronte's second and most celebrated novel. Set in the dramatic northern landscape made familiar by the author's more famous sisters, it tells the story of Helen Graham, a mysterious single woman who rents the semi-ruinous Hall of the title. With a child but no husband, Helen divides the community between those who admire her charm and spirit and those who suspect her morals. Chief among her supporters is a local farmer, Gilbert Markham, who tells her story. Written before "The Tenant", "Agnes Grey", based on the author's own experience, explores the position of women in Victorian society through the story of a young woman forced to work as a governess when her father is ruined financially." - Copac

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha