bloodygranuaile

Agnes does have a lot more stamina and resilience than usual for a Gothic novel chick. And a sense of humor, which is quite a plus. But because she spends almost the entire book being a prisoner of some sort and needing her dude to rescue her (although I guess she's a little more active in making and carrying out those sorts of plans than most), I still mentally tagged her as a damsel in distress. But you're right--she is a rather tough damsel in distress, which is pretty good from the Victorians.