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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Annotated Edition (Alma Classics Evergreens)
Series: Evergreens
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Gilbert Markham becomes captivated by Helen Graham, the mysterious new resident of Wildfell Hall. His friendship with her sours amid local gossip, but Helen's diary reveals the harrowing truth of the marriage she fled. This Victorian novel courageously confronts themes of abuse and women’s independence.
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Ideal for readers interested in classic literature, feminist themes, and Victorian social critique.

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An instant success, the first edition of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall sold out in weeks, yet was mired in controversy for what many contemporary critics viewed as its shocking subject matter and fierce defence of women’s rights.

An instant success, the first edition of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall sold out in weeks, yet was mired in controversy for what many contemporary critics viewed as its shocking subject matter and fierce defence of women’s rights.

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Gilbert Markham is fascinated by Helen Graham, the beautiful and enigmatic woman who has recently moved into Wildfell Hall. He is swift to befriend her, but when local gossip calls Helen’s character and behaviour into question, Gilbert begins to repent of his congeniality.

It is only when Helen presents Gilbert with her diary and instructs him to read it that the shocking truth about the marriage she has escaped from becomes clear.

An instant success, the first edition of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall sold out in weeks, yet was mired in controversy for what many contemporary critics viewed as its shocking subject matter and fierce defence of women’s rights.

Series: Evergreens

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"Anne Brontë attacks her problem with a freedom and audacity before which her sisters’ boldest enterprises seem cowardly and restrained. Her behaviour is revolutionary." — May Sinclair

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781847497277

Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 June 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Alma Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 448

About the Author

Anne Brontë (1820–1849), the youngest of the Brontë sisters, is best known for her two novels The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey. Like her siblings Emily and Branwell, her life was tragically cut short by tuberculosis.

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