A novel, 1847
Agnes Grey
Agnes Grey leaves her sheltered family home to become a governess, hoping to earn money, help her family, and prove herself capable.
How it begins
All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.
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About the book
Contents
- Chapter 1: The Parsonage
- Chapter 2: First Lessons in the Art of Instruction
- Chapter 3: A Few More Lessons
- Chapter 4: The Grandmamma
- Chapter 5: The Uncle
- Chapter 6: The Parsonage Again
- Chapter 7: Horton Lodge
- Chapter 8: The “Coming Out”
- Chapter 9: The Ball
- Chapter 10: The Church
- Chapter 11: The Cottagers
- Chapter 12: The Shower
- Chapter 13: The Primroses
- Chapter 14: The Rector
- Chapter 15: The Walk
- Chapter 16: The Substitution
- Chapter 17: Confessions
- Chapter 18: Mirth and Mourning
- Chapter 19: The Letter
- Chapter 20: The Farewell
- Chapter 21: The School
- Chapter 22: The Visit
- Chapter 23: The Park
- Chapter 24: The Sands
- Chapter 25: Conclusion
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- Daddy-Long-LegsJerusha Abbott grows up in the John Grier Home, an orphanage, and longs for life beyond it.
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