in Miriam Allott, The Brontes: The Critical Heritage (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1974), 233.Ģ. "The review in the Atlas (1848) remarked that the book lacked the power and originality of Wuthering Heights, but 'is infinitely more agreeable. The following are both 19th century and contemporary excerpts of critical reviews of Agnes Grey:ġ. Contemporary readings of Anne Bronte's Agnes Grey, though, have resulted in more positive criticism. In Charlotte's eyes, Anne's character was 'milder and more subdued' than Emily's." According to Charlotte Bronte 2, Anne lacked "the power, the fire, the originality of her sister, but was well-endowed with quiet virtues of her own". Furthermore, Anne's critical reputation was further damaged, according to Sally Shuttleworth 1 by Charlotte Bronte's "portrait of in the 'Biographical Notice' which prefaced the second edition of Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey, published after Emily's and Anne's deaths. Agnes Grey, published before Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and along with Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, attracted little critical attention as it was overshadowed by the sensational dramas of the aforementioned novels.
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