Anne Brontë
1) Agnes Grey
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«Agnes Grey» é um retrato gritante do isolamento, estagnação intelectual e apatia emocional que rodeava muitas das governantas de meados do século XIX.
Um romance em tom muito intimista, escrito a partir da experiência da própria autora, afirmou-se como um marco da literatura que lida com a evolução social e moral da sociedade inglesa.
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"The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" is Anne Brontë's wildly successful and best-known novel. Written in 1848 under the pseudonym "Acton Bell" (each of the Brontë sisters wrote under pen names), it proved to be the most popular book written by the three sisters during their lifetimes.
It tells the story of Helen Graham, a young woman who is courted by and marries the spoiled and self-involved Arthur Huntingdon, a charming suitor but a disastrous...
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In the secluded Yorkshire countryside, a young woman named Martha Brown finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage to the cruel and domineering Mr. Pryor. As she yearns for freedom and fulfillment, she encounters the enigmatic and charming Henry Hastings, who offers her a glimmer of hope.
But their forbidden love comes at a price. Society's rigid rules and the watchful eyes of Mr. Pryor threaten to tear them apart. Martha must navigate a treacherous...
4) Agnes Grey
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Agnes Grey is the debut novel of English author Anne Brontë.
The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. Scholarship and comments by Anne's sister Charlotte Brontë suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Brontë's own experiences as a governess for five years. Like her sister Charlotte's novel Jane Eyre, it addresses what the precarious position of governess entailed and how it affected a young...
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Few families in history can boast of the incredible literary achievements of the Brontë sisters - Anne, Emily and Charlotte - who penned three of the most beloved novels ever written: Anne's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall," Emily's "Wuthering Heights" and Charlotte's "Jane Eyre."
Collected here are all three of these classic novels, plus a pair of essays penned by Charlotte fiercely defending her sister's books and drawing attention to the literary...
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Few families in history can boast of the incredible literary achievements of the Brontë sisters - Anne, Emily and Charlotte - who penned three of the most beloved novels ever written: Anne's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall," Emily's "Wuthering Heights" and Charlotte's "Jane Eyre."
Collected here are all three of these classic novels, plus a pair of essays penned by Charlotte fiercely defending her sister's books and drawing attention to the literary...
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The most romantic literary lovers in history: Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth. Lucy Honeychurch and George Emerson. Helen Graham and Gilbert Markham. Now, all three of their classic stories are collected in one volume: the Classic Romance Collection - Volume III featuring Jane Austen's "Persuasion," E.M. Forster's "A Room With a View," and Anne Brontë's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall."
First, Jane Austen's "Persuasion," wherein we meet Anne Elliot,...