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[12th book of 2021. Artist for this review is English painter Charles West Cope.]
2.5. It is supposed that this novel is not as well-known as the other novels by the Brontë sisters simply because Charlotte Brontë prevented its republication. She said of the novel:
The choice of subject in [The Tenant] is a mistake, it was too little consonant with the character, tastes and ideas of the gentle, retiring inexperienced writer.
Some say she was jealous of Anne, who was the youngest of the sisters. Whe ...more
2.5. It is supposed that this novel is not as well-known as the other novels by the Brontë sisters simply because Charlotte Brontë prevented its republication. She said of the novel:
The choice of subject in [The Tenant] is a mistake, it was too little consonant with the character, tastes and ideas of the gentle, retiring inexperienced writer.
Some say she was jealous of Anne, who was the youngest of the sisters. Whe ...more
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*mild/not so mild spoilers in this review*
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall [1848], is Anne Brontë’s second novel, the first one being the already brilliant Agnes Grey. That short, but very poignant book, already sets Anne as a superb writer, with an eloquent and beautiful prose, a very rare examination on mental health (dealing with depression, isolation, etc.), and a sharp critique to society, especially on how it (mis)treats middle/lower class women. Anne in this book, t ...more
*mild/not so mild spoilers in this review*
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall [1848], is Anne Brontë’s second novel, the first one being the already brilliant Agnes Grey. That short, but very poignant book, already sets Anne as a superb writer, with an eloquent and beautiful prose, a very rare examination on mental health (dealing with depression, isolation, etc.), and a sharp critique to society, especially on how it (mis)treats middle/lower class women. Anne in this book, t ...more
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