Editing Anne Brontë (section)

==Employment at Blake Hall==
[[File:Blake Hall.jpg|thumb|Blake Hall, illustration, reproduced from photographs taken at the end of 19th century. It was demolished in 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wessyman137.wordpress.com/2015/04/19/the-mirfield-murders-1847/|title=The Mirfield Murders 1847|date=19 April 2015}}</ref>]]
A year after leaving the school, and aged 19, Anne was seeking a teaching position. She was the daughter of a poor clergyman and needed to earn money. Her father had no private income and the parsonage would revert to the church on his death. Teaching or working as a governess were among few options for a poor and educated woman. In April 1839 Anne started work as a governess for the Ingham family at Blake Hall, near [[Mirfield]].<ref name="Barker 307">Barker, ''The Brontës'', p. 307</ref>

The children in her charge were spoiled and disobedient.<ref name="Barker 308">Barker, ''The Brontës'', p. 308</ref> Anne had great difficulty controlling them and little success in educating them. She was not allowed to punish them, and when she complained about their behaviour she received no support and was criticised for being incapable. The Inghams were dissatisfied with their children's progress and dismissed Anne.<ref name="Barker 318">Barker, ''The Brontës'', p. 318</ref> She returned home in 1839 at Christmas. At home also were Charlotte and Emily, who had left their positions, and Branwell. Anne's time at Blake Hall was so traumatic that she reproduced it in almost perfect{{clarify|date=December 2020}} detail in her novel ''Agnes Grey''.