Agnes Grey

He had not breathed a word of love or dropped one hint of tenderness or affection and yet I had been supremely happy. To be near him to hear him talk as he did talk and to feel that he thought me worthy to be so spoken to - capable of understanding and duly appreciating such discourse - was enough. ― Anne Brontë Agnes Grey Agnes Grey (1847) by Anne Brontë recounts the story of a kindhearted and determined girl Agnes Grey born to a clergyman Mr. Grey. Mr. Grey loses his fortune when the man whom he sends to invest his money dies at sea. As a result Agnes decides to become a governess to help the monetary condition of the family. Unhappy with troublesome employers and children who are unmanageable Agnes meets Mr. Weston whose appearance plants a romantic seed in her life only to make her life better.