The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Collins Classics — Anne Brontë

Yayınevi COLLINS CLASSICS Yazar ANNE BRONTE Dil İNGİLİZCE Yıl 2010

I see that a man cannot give himself up to drinking without being miserable one half his days and mad the other 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 Helens 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 Brontës 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

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best loved essential classics It is foolish to wish for beauty Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others If the mind be but well cultivated and the heart well disposed no one ever cares for the exterior Anne Brontë s debut novel tells the story of Agnes Grey a young woman who is determined to seek work as a governess after her family becomes impoverished Drawing upon her own experiences as a governess Anne describes the isolation insensitivity and occasional harsh treatment bestowed on women in her position by their employers and through Agnes demonstrates the resilience integrity and survival of one woman in the face of upper class snobbery and changing social values

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best loved essential classics It is foolish to wish for beauty Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others If the mind be but well cultivated and the heart well disposed no one ever cares for the exterior Anne Brontës debut novel tells the story of Agnes Grey a young woman who is determined to seek work as a governess after her family becomes impoverished Drawing upon her own experiences as a governess Anne describes the isolation insensitivity and occasional harsh treatment bestowed on women in her position by their employers and through Agnes demonstrates the resilience integrity and survival of one woman in the face of upper class snobbery and changing social values

I see that a man cannot give himself up to drinking without being miserable one half his days and mad the other 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