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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë

Start date: January 1, 2018

Finish date: January 31, 2018

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Mar 24, 2025 Amy rated it liked it

I typically just read one book at a time unless it’s something I lose interest in, but want to return to it on & off. That’s how it was with ‘Wildfell Hall’.
For me, it took a lot of patience to read this tome & I wish I had enjoyed it more. That being said, I don’t want to discourage anyone from reading it.
I listened to the audiobook from LibriVox read by Expatriate.

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Jul 13, 2025 Harry rated it it was amazing

Enjoyed the story lots! These days, I seem to be in a “19th Century Women author’s perspective” state of mind. Enjoying the dance. 😉

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Jul 15, 2024 Kara rated it it was amazing

In The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë tackles some difficult and controversial issues facing women of her time. She handles this delicate subject matter with grace and poise and creates a character I came to highly respect in Helen. I think I enjoyed this book just as much as Jane Eyre and I do believe Anne Brontë was every bit as talented as her more widely known sisters.

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Nov 01, 2022 Ashleigh rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

My new favorite Bronte. Just like George Elliot's Middlemarch is a Regency story for grownups, this is a novel about some marriages that tells the truth. It feels so very modern, as though it was historical fiction. And it gets the dynamics of destructive marriage just right, as though the author had witnessed one from a very close vantage point. What Helen does here is to live out the sacrament of her marriage without dishonoring her vows, but protecting herself and her child when the destructi ...more

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