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Fifteen Wild Decembers: A Novel by Karen Powell

August 16, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Fifteen Wild Decembers tells the story of the Brontë family through the eyes of Emily, from 1825 when she first goes away to school, to her death in 1848. From their childhood tales of the fantastical island of Gondal, to the events in their lives that shaped them and their literary outputs, Fifteen Wild December offered a glimpse into their lives. It was an alright book; I’d love to rate it any more warmly than that, but it didn’t really inspire much in me. I […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: agnes grey, England, jane eyre, Karen Powell, the bronte sisters, the tenant of wildfell hall, wuthering heights

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:108 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: agnes grey, England, jane eyre, Karen Powell, the bronte sisters, the tenant of wildfell hall, wuthering heights ·
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How not to get ahead in governessing

April 26, 2017 by TheShitWizard 9 Comments

While I may have read her sisters, I’d never so much as touched anything by Anne Bronte and so, on seeing a freebie for my e-reader, I figured it was time to take the plunge. But while Agnes Grey definitely has its own merits, I can also see now why Charlotte and Emily are the more well-known Brontes. I don’t know if this is due to them being better writers – Agnes Grey wasn’t rubbish by any stretch of the imagination – but I did […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: agnes grey, Anne Bronte, classics

TheShitWizard's CBR9 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: agnes grey, Anne Bronte, classics ·
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Finding arguments of no avail

March 9, 2017 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

I am not sure how funny this book was supposed to be, but I thought it was pretty funny. It’s kind of standard fare: she’s young and she INSISTS on leaving home to become a governess. Turns out kids are hard to deal with and she’s not very good at it. That’s ok because there’s a handsome young minister she has met literally one time who will come over and charm her and alls will be well. It’s a really short book, but it felt […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: agnes grey, Anne Bronte

vel veeter's CBR9 Review No:86 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: agnes grey, Anne Bronte ·
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