{"product_id":"book-cjb3","title":"Agnes Grey","description":"In her daring first novel, the youngest Bronte sister drew upon her own experiences to tell the unvarnished truth about life as a governess. Like Agnes Grey, Anne Bronte was a young middle-class Victorian lady whose family fortunes had faltered. Like so many other unmarried women of the nineteenth century, Bronte accepted the only \"respectable\" employment available--and entered a world of hardship, humiliation, and loneliness. Written with a realism that shocked critics, this biting social commentary offers a sympathetic portrait of Agnes and a moving indictment of her brutish and haughty employers. Separated from her family and friends by many miles, paid little more than subsistence wages, Agnes stands alone--both in society at large and in a household where she is neither family member nor servant. Agnes Grey remains a landmark in the literature of social history. In addition to its challenge to the era's chauvinism and materialism, it features a first-person narrative that offers a rare opportunity to hear the voice of a Victorian working woman.","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49384382071088,"sku":"BDcjb3","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49384382136624,"sku":"ZEcjb3","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/213581-cjb3-Square.jpg?v=1735101714","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cjb3","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}