{"product_id":"the-tenant-of-wildfell-hall-paperback","title":"The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Bronte\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStevie Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStevie Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful depiction of a woman's fight for domestic independence and creative freedom, from the youngest of the Bront  sisters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGilbert 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful depiction of a woman's fight for domestic independence and creative freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Penguin Classics edition of Anne Bront 's \u003ci\u003eThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall\u003c\/i\u003e as feminist testament, inspired by Anne Bront 's experiences as a governess and by the death of her brother Branwell Bront , and examines the novel's language, biblical references and narrative styles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mysterious new tenant of Wildfell Hall is a strong-minded woman who keeps her own counsel. Helen 'Graham' - exiled with her child to the desolate moorland mansion, adopting an assumed name and earning her living as a painter - has returned to Wildfell Hall in flight from a disastrous marriage. Narrated by her neighbour Gilbert Markham, and in the pages of her own diary, the novel portrays Helen's eloquent struggle for independence at a time when the law and society defined a married woman as her husband's property.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Brontë\u003c\/b\u003e (1820-1849), youngest of the Bronte sisters, was born at Thornton, West Yorkshire. Her father was a curate, and her mother died when she was a baby, leaving five daughters and one son. After the death of her sisters Maria and Elizabeth from tuberculosis in 1825, the Brontë children were homeschooled, and together they created fantasy worlds and kingdoms which they explored in writing. Anne worked as a governess between 1840 and 1845, after which she published Agnes Grey (1847) and \u003ci\u003eThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall\u003c\/i\u003e (1848) under the pen-name Acton Bell. Anne Brontë died in 1849.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47652532748536,"sku":"9780140434743","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/dnJjWTlpQ1ErRFEyaWRrOFl6YWk3UT09.webp?v=1765871741","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-tenant-of-wildfell-hall-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}