The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Bronte

Category: Adults, Classic, Literature
Language: English
Keywords: Jealousy Rumor Scandal Victorian England

Written by Anne Bronte
Read by Alex Jennings, Jenny Agutter
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 96 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
Release date: 11-14-06
Publisher: Audible Studios

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a novel in three parts, written as a letter from Gilbert Markham to his brother-in-Law.

Markham is a prosperous farmer who is casually courting Eliza Millward. Then a mysterious widow takes up residence in a local tumbledown mansion, named Wildfell Hall. As he becomes more and more interested in her the slighted Eliza sets out for revenge.

Into the quiet village of Lindenhope comes Helen Graham, an attractive young widow and mother. Living alone with her son at Wildfell Hall, her seclusion attracts curiosity from the local people, in particular Gilbert Markham, whose interest in her is soon edged with desire—and Helen, despite herself, begins to reciprocate his love for her.

But when scandalous rumors begin to circulate about Helen’s behavior, Gilbert is filled with anger and jealousy. Helen attempts to clear her name by offering Gilbert her diary, which reveals the dark, passionate story of her former marriage to debauched rake Arthur Huntingdon, whose sexual and sensual desires fill her with excitement and pleasure but precipitate a gradual descent into hell.

Gilbert believes he could forgive her anything, but the lies continue to spread, threatening Helen’s peace of mind and, above all, her physical safety. Will the secrets of Helen’s past get in the way of their future?

In The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Bronte created a strong, modern heroine who challenged the prevailing morals and politics of the Victorian era.

This is not my rip.