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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Davies, Stevie
Davies, Stevie
Bronte, Anne

Paperback

Series: Penguin Classics

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $14.00

ISBN10: 0140434747
ISBN13: 9780140434743
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: Jun 1 1996
Pages: 576
Weight: 0.85
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
A powerful depiction of a woman's fight for domestic independence and creative freedom, from the youngest of the Brontë sisters

Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. It is only when she allows Gilbert to read her diary that the truth is revealed and the shocking details of the disastrous marriage she has left behind emerge. Told with great immediacy, combined with wit and irony, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a powerful depiction of a woman's fight for domestic independence and creative freedom.

This Penguin Classics edition of Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, her groundbreaking study of a woman's valiant struggle for independence from an abusive husband, is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis. In her introduction Davies discusses The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as feminist testament, inspired by Anne Brontë's experiences as a governess and by the death of her brother Branwell Brontë, and examines the novel's language, biblical references and narrative styles.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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