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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

By: Anne Brontë
Narrated by: Alex Jennings, Jenny Agutter
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Fleeing a disastrous marriage, Helen Huntingdon retreats to the desolate mansion, Wildfell Hall, with her son, Arthur. There, she makes her living as a painter. Finding it difficult to avoid her neighbors, she is soon an object of speculation and gossip. Brontë portrays Helen's eloquent struggle for independence at a time when society defined a married woman as her husband's property.

Public Domain (P)2015 AudioGO Classics Marriage Inspiring British Classics

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Really interesting insight into the life of women of the time. All the men behave very badly in this book!

The other, other Brontë is good too

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I have never read any Brontë novels and it is a bit strange to start with this one but it was very well written. the moral perfection in the book could be a little annoying at times but other than than it was great and didn't matter enough to knock a star off

amazing book!

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excellent performances from the actors. Worth a listen. Anne Bronte would have approved. a perfect pace too.

just the right voices

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This was a wonderful story, so well told by Anne Bronte. I am so in awe of her wisdom, insight, knowledge and depth. The story was not all happy, but real life to what happened to a woman with a beautiful soul that fell in love with the wrong man and suffered an unhappy marriage. Her strength, integrity, courage and also forgiveness. Just loved this book so much and may read again. The two narrators were excellent, but most of the book is read by Jenny Agutter, and I hung on her every word, and felt like she was really Helen telling the story. A beautiful voice to listen too. And Loved Anne Bronte's book, she was an amazing women to have written this book.

A Wonderful Story So Well Told

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Wowed. Feels so ahead of its time. Thoughtful, indignant yet tender. Passion with brains. YES.

A great book. I can't believe she dared write it

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A different era but many of the same problems. The 2 way performance fitted the story so well and made it come alive.

Great performance

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Enjoyable but not moving.

A little too moralising throughout - a quality absent in such overt quantities in other Brontë sister's books- such as Wuthering Heights.

Eloquently and well written , although some passages closely resembled similar scenes from Austen's work.

I do not feel any of the characters really achieved any solidity or brilliance of personality, like Cathy or Heathcliff, but rather recited sermons or philosophiphied from writ. The husband character is quite convincing, though predictable.

In the scheme of things a very good book worthy of reading but it has failed to win my heart or transport my imagination.

Good.

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Wow, Anne Bronte. A brave and gripping novel. Beautifully read and performed. Entertaining and thought-provoking. The best kind of audible experience.

Stonkingly good in all respects.

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A perfect classic novel very enjoyable story brought to life by the excellent narrators

Excellent

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This is of the must reads of English literature. The performance was excellent. Highly recommended.

A classic

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