Audiobooks by Anne Bronte

Based on her own experiences, Anne Bront's first novel tells the story of a rector's daughter who has to earn her living as a governess. With quiet irony, she describes the immense pressures of that life: the frustration, isolation, and the insensitivity and cruelty of her employers and their families.

Anne Bronte (Author), Nadia May (Narrator)

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Agnes Grey

Anne Bronte (Author), Anne Flosnik (Narrator)

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Agnes Grey

From its opening sentences Agnes Grey introduces a heroine who is honest, perceptive and charming. Unfortunately, the Bloomfields, who engage her as a governess, are rather less appealing, and the incarnation of the suppressed cruelties and hypocrisies of the Victorian age. When Agnes moves to a marginally less alarming family, one of her charges sets out to disrupt her only romantic hope. Critical, satirical, direct, and honest, Agnes Grey is a fine reflection of its author.

Anne Bronte (Author), Rachel Bavidge (Narrator)

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Agnes Grey

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.

Anne Bronte (Author), Virginia Leishman (Narrator)

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Agnes Grey

“Well! what is there remarkable in all this? Why have I recorded it? Because, reader, it was important enough to give me a cheerful evening, a night of pleasing dreams, and a morning of felicitous hopes.” Agnes Grey is a young woman determined to prove to her family that she is mature and able to contribute financially to the household when her father’s investment plan goes awry. Agnes seeks out placements as a governess, and her jobs takes her between wealthy households far from home with unruly children and untidy houses. Despite her self-perceived independence and maturity, Agnes lives an isolated life that is full of oppressive rules and strictures. Though she is constantly surrounded by people, she has to sacrifice close supportive familial and romantic relationships in her pursuit of her career. The novel follows her journey as she learns that independence is not the most valuable part of life, and as she finds back to her home to build a life among those she loves. Anne Bronte’s debut novel gives a uniquely first-hand perspective into the isolating and difficult lives that governesses of the time faced through their years of service. The events in the novel have close ties to Anne Bronte’s real experiences as a governess, and it has been suggested that this semi-autobiographical narrative opened readers’ eyes to the unfair and restrictive lives of 19th century governesses. A realistically humanizing story told in beautifully simple prose, Agnes Grey is a delightful Bronte novel that is not to be overlooked.

Anne Bronte (Author), Pj Roscoe (Narrator)

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Agnes Grey

Agnes vive con su familia de clase media, sus padres y su hermana mayor María. Su padre es clérigo y su madre, que pertenecía a un nivel social superior al de su esposo, es una mujer vital, enérgica y de carácter. Viven felices y en armonía hasta que una inversión fallida hace que la situación económica de la familia se vea seriamente afectada. Tras la oposición familiar inicial, finalmente Agnes logra que se le permita trabajar de institutriz- le gustan los niños y se ve capaz de desempeñar correctamente su trabajo- y se instala con su primera familia, los Bloomfield, que no resultarán lo que ella esperaba y con los que no logra encajar. Luego vendrán los Murray, de mayor rango. Allí conocerá a Edward Weston, cura ayudante del vicario de la localidad. El ostracismo en el que vive con los Murray se hace evidente. Rosalie, la coqueta hija mayor de la familia, no le pondrá las cosas nada fáciles... La vida no parece sonreírle precisamente.

Anne Bronte (Author), Niloofer Khan (Narrator)

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The Bronte BBC Radio Drama Collection: Seven full-cast dramatisations

The complete canon of the Brontë sisters' classic novels, dramatised by bestselling author Rachel Joyce Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Orphan Jane falls in love with the enigmatic Rochester, but he is concealing a dark secret. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë On the bleak Yorkshire moors, Heathcliff and Cathy's elemental passion runs wild - but their obsession has devastating consequences. Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë Determined to make her way in the world, penniless young Agnes Grey becomes a governess. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë Gentleman farmer Gilbert Markham is powerfully drawn to Helen Graham, the mysterious resident of Wildfell Hall. Shirley by Charlotte Brontë A poignant tale of friendship, romantic entanglements and turbulent times, set in Yorkshire in 1811. Villette by Charlotte Brontë Leaving England to teach in Villette, Lucy Snowe experiences the pangs of unrequited love. The Professor by Charlotte Brontë As a teacher at a boarding-school in Belgium, William Crimsworth encounters trouble and true love. Adapted by Rachel Joyce, these radio dramas boast star casts including Ellie Kendrick, Amanda Hale, Tom Burke, Lesley Sharp, Paul Venables, Robert Lonsdale, Anna Maxwell Martin, Ben Batt and Chloe Pirrie. Also included is a one-hour bonus programme featuring Rachel Joyce in conversation with producer Tracey Neale.

Anne Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Rachel Joyce (Author), , Anna Maxwell-Martin, Ella Kendrick, Emma Fielding, Jemima Rooper, Juliet Aubrey, Lesley Sharp, Tom Burke (Narrator)

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The Brontes' Poetry - Volume 1

The Brontes - Volume 1. Perhaps England's greatest literary family. To find one brilliant novelist in a family is extremely rare. But two? Three? The Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily Jane and Anne together with their brother Patrick are famed throughout the World. But amongst their many talents was poetry. Of course being Bronte's they were rather good at that too. In Volume 1 we bring you; Charlotte Bronte - from Retrospection, Patrick Branwell Bronte - Augusta, Emily Bronte - The Old Stoic, Anne Bronte - A Reminiscence, Charlotte Bronte - The Letter, Emily Bronte - Self Interrogation, Emily Bronte - To Imagination, Emily Bronte - Love Is Like The Wild Rose Briar, Charlotte Bronte - Parting, Patrick Branwell Bronte - Lines, Emily Bronte - I Am The Only Being Whose Doom, Anne Bronte - The Arbour, Anne Bronte - Home, Emily Bronte - Faith & Despondency, Emily Bronte - Stars, Patrick Branwell Bronte - Memory, Anne Bronte - Stanzas, Charlotte Bronte - Life, Emily Bronte - Song, Emily Bronte - She Dried Her Tears, Charlotte Bronte - Regret, Anne Bronte - If This Be All, Emily Bronte - Stanzas, Charlotte Bronte - Passion, Anne Bronte - Memory, Patrick Branwell Bronte - The Man Who Will Not Know Another, Anne Bronte - Past Days, Emily Bronte - Come Walk With Me, Emily Bronte - Hope, Patrick Branwell Bronte - Now But One Moment Let Me Stay, Charlotte Bronte - Preference. These poems are read for you by the very fine Anna Bentinck, David Shaw-Parker, Eve Karpf and Jo Wyatt.

Anne Bronte, Branwell Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Jane Bronte (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Brontes' Poetry - Volume 2

The Brontes - Volume 2. Perhaps England's greatest literary family. To find one brilliant novelist in a family is extremely rare. But two? Three? The Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily Jane and Anne together with their brother Patrick are famed throughout the World. But amongst their many talents was poetry. Of course being Bronte's they were rather good at that too. In Volume 2 we bring you; Emily Bronte - Remembrance, Anne Bronte - Lines Composed In A Wood On A Windy Day, Patrick Branwell Bronte - Death Triumphant, Anne Bronte - Appeal, Anne Bronte - The Captive Dove, Patrick Branwell Bronte - Oh God While I In Pleasure Wiles, Emily Bronte - A Day Dream, Emily Bronte - Sympathy, Anne Bronte - Despondency, Anne Bronte - In Memory Of A Happy Day In February, Emily Bronte - Plead For Me, Charlotte Bronte - Evening Solace, Patrick Branwell Bronte - Peaceful Death And Painful Life, Anne Bronte - Lines Written From Home, Emily Bronte - How Clear She Shines, Patrick Branwell Bronte - Thorp Green, Emily Bronte - Methinks This Heart, Anne Bronte - The Bluebell, Anne Bronte - Lines Written At Thorp Green, Patrick Branwell Bronte - Penmaenmawr, Emily Bronte - The Night Wind, Charlotte Bronte - He Saw My Heart's Woe, Anne Bronte - Dreams, Anne Bronte - Last Lines, Patrick Branwell Bronte - Epistle From A Father To A Child In Her Grave, Emily Bronte - How Still How Happy, Emily Bronte - Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee, Charlotte Bronte - On The Death Of Emily Jane Bronte, Charlotte Bronte - On The Death Of Anne Bronte. These poems are read for you by the very fine Anna Bentinck, David Shaw-Parker, Eve Karpf and Jo Wyatt.

Anne Bronte, Branwell Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Jane Bronte (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Poetry Of Anne Bronte

Anne Bronte - An Introducton. In the small village of Haworth in Yorkshire the Bronte family created novels and poems that are still admired to this day around the world. The youngest of the three Bronte sisters, Anne, was born on 17th January 1820. The author of 'Agnes Grey' and 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' she was also a very talented poet as witnessed here in this collection. She died of pulmonary tuberculosis at the age of only 29 on 28th May 1849.

Anne Bronte (Author), Jo Wyatt (Narrator)

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Bronte (Author), Frederick Davidson, Nadia May (Narrator)

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was a wildly popular and controversial novel when first published in 1848. Read by David Rintoul and Carole Boyd it tells the story of a young wife during the Regency period in England (1800-1830) who runs away from her drunken, adulterous, verbally abusive husband, an act virtually unheard of at this time in history.

Anne Bronte (Author), David Rintoul (Narrator)

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