When Helen flees from her alcoholic husband in order to protect her son she defies societal convention. Earning a living as an artist, she becomes the mysterious tenant of Wildfell Hall as
she hides herself away and uses her art to support her child. However, the beautiful and reclusive young woman soon begins to stir up malicious gossip and speculation. Captivated and drawn to
Helen, Gilbert Markham becomes suspicious when he begins to hear these stories, however it is only when he reads Helen′s diary that he learns the full cruelty that her husband subjected her
to in her previous life.
Rejecting the societal norms surrounding marriage in Victorian Society, Anne Brontë′s novel, said to be based on the experiences of her own brother Branwell, shocked her readers at the time
and still remains a scandalous read today.
作者簡介
Anne Bronte was born in 1820, the youngest of the Bronte family. She was educated at home, and was particularly close to her sister Emily. Her first novel was AGNES GREY, and it was
followed by THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL in 1848, written under a pseudonym. She died in 1849. Dr Stevie Davies is a novelist and critic, and teaches at the University of Swansea.
