![]() But, she spent years miserable, lonely, and bitter about the thankless job. Yes, her father risked and lost their meager family funds and they were strapped financially, but her parents and sister repeatedly told her she needn't go off and be a governess since they could see she wasn't well-suited to it. I always assumed poor Agnes to be forced to become a governess, but this was entirely her choice. ![]() I found the first-person narrator to be sanctimonious and self-righteous without a spark of humor. Here is what I didn't like about Agnes Grey. ![]() I am a fan of Victorian literature and have been reading Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights for decades, but I was bored by Tenant of Wildfell Hall and annoyed by Agnes Grey. I know so many people absolutely love Anne Bronte and Agnes Grey in particular, but sadly I am not one of them. ![]()
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