{"product_id":"agnes-grey-9780199296989","title":"Agnes Grey","description":"Anne Bront�'s first novel, \u003cem\u003eAgnes Grey\u003c\/em\u003e, combines an astute dissection of middle-class social behavior and class attitudes with a wonderful study of Victorian responses to young children which has parallels with debates about education that continue to this day. In writing the novel, Bront� drew on her own experiences, and one can trace in the work many of the trials of the Victorian governess, often stranded far from home, and treated with little respect by her employers, yet expected to control and educate her young charges. \u003cem\u003eAgnes Grey\u003c\/em\u003e looks at childhood from nursery to adolescence, and it also charts the frustrations of romantic love, as Agnes starts to nurse warmer feelings towards the local curate, Mr. Weston. Sally Shuttleworth's fascinating introduction considers the book's fictional and narrative qualities, its relationship with Victorian child-rearing and the responsibilities of parents, and the changing attitudes to the book influenced by modern concerns for children's rights. The new edition includes a revised and updated bibliography as well as revised notes drawing on the latest critical material. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003e For over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics \u003c\/strong\u003ehas made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Inglesfield\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer at the University of Warwick.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHilda Marsden\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance scholar and authority on the Bront?s.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSally Shuttleworth\u003c\/strong\u003e is Head of the Humanities Division and Professor of English at the University of Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616134893842,"sku":"9780199296989","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9ee5af3e-5b91-4a2a-a8c1-51de26e2e896.jpg?v=1748516523","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/agnes-grey-9780199296989","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}