The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Book description
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'
A beautiful edition of Anne Bronte's most enduring novel, to accompany her sisters' greatest books in Penguin Clothbound Classics.
Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall…
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2 authors picked The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This literary masterpiece employs some of the most common tropes of early novels: letters, a diary, an old mansion, forbidden love, rumors, gossip, and an overall air of foreboding mystery.
These are the ingredients that make for a gripping story. Yet, Anne Bronte does so much more in this remarkably pioneering work.
In fact, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is one of the earliest novels address head on alcoholism and domestic violence. It is at once a feminist novel and one that celebrates love that endures—but, most importantly, love based on equality.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall resists the age-old…
From Karen's list on Victorian stories that have lessons for today.
So far as I know, this novel, published in 1848, is one of the first fictional depictions of life with an abusive alcoholic. (True, Wuthering Heights by Anne’s sister Emily features the drunken Hindley, but in that book’s world of chaos, his behavior isn’t any more damaging than that of the other characters.) In Tenant we discover that a seemingly respectable marriage is one of disgust, pain, and humiliation for Helen, the titular tenant, and as she sees her aristocratic husband’s influence over their son grow stronger, she takes unconventional action. The book was shockingly frank for its time; now…
From Sherry's list on families affected by addiction.
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