The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Resumen del libro

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.

Biografía del autor

Ensombrecida por sus hermanas mayores Charlotte y Emily (autoras, respectivamente, de "Jane Eyre" y de "Cumbres Borrascosas", publicadas también en esta serie), sólo recientemente Anne Brontë (1820-1849), la menor de las tres hermanas Brontë, ha alcanzado reconocimiento. Algunos estudiosos no han dudado en señalar en su novela "Agnes Grey", también disponible en Alianza Editorial, puntos de contacto con la gran Jane Austen.<br> <br> CENTENARIO ANNE BRONTË (1820-2020)