Matilda is a tomboy and Rosalie is a flirt. The two boys, John and Charles, are both sent to school soon after her arrival, but the girls Rosalie and Matilda remain in her care. Agnes advertises and is given a position in an even wealthier family – the Murrays. She then begs her mother to help her find a new position. Bloomfield fires Agnes, thinks that her children are not learning quickly enough. Tom, the oldest Bloomfield child, even tortures small animals. The children misbehave a lot and Agnes is responsible for their behaviour even though she does not have power over them. Bloomfield constantly finds fault with Agnes's work. Bloomfield pampers her children while Mr. The Bloomfields are rich and much crueller than Agnes had expected.

With some doubt about how it would be to be governess, she travels to to work for the Bloomfield family. Eventually, she is offered a position, and gets her parents' permission. To prove herself and to earn money for the family, she wants to be a governess. That plunges the family into debt.Īgnes, her sister Mary, and their mother all try to keep expenses low and bring in extra money, but Agnes is frustrated that everyone treats her like a child. Grey tries to make more money, but he end up losing money in an investment. Grey, a woman who left her wealthy family and married out of love. Grey, a minister who is not very rich, and Mrs. Like her sister Charlotte's novel Jane Eyre, it addresses how uncertain position of a governess.Īgnes Grey is the daughter of Mr. The novel is about a governess of that name and is said to be based on Anne Brontë's own experiences. Agnes Grey, A Novel is the first novel written by the English author Anne Brontë and first published in 1847.

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