The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
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By Anne Brontë 24 Dec, 2019
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel by the English author Anne Brontë. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Brontës' novels, it had instant and phenomenal success, bu ... Read more
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel by the English author Anne Brontë. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Brontës' novels, it had instant and phenomenal success, but after Anne's death, her sister Charlotte prevented its re-publication in England until 1854. The novel is framed as a series of letters from Gilbert Markham to his friend about the events connected with his meeting a mysterious young widow, calling herself Helen Graham, who arrives at Wildfell Hall, an Elizabethan mansion which has been empty for many years, with her young son and a servant. Contrary to the early 19th century norms, Helen pursues an artist's career and makes an income by selling her pictures. Most critics now consider The Tenant of Wildfell Hall to be one of the first feminist novels. May Sinclair, in 1913, said that "the slamming of [Helen's] bedroom door against her husband reverberated throughout Victorian England." In leaving her husband and taking away their child, Helen violates not only social conventions but also the early 19th century English law. Less
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  • Public Domain Books
  • 1996-06-01
  • English
  • 9780140434743
Anne Brontë (Born in Thornton, Yorkshire, The United Kingdom January 17, 1820, Died May 28, 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. Anne's two novel...
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