![]() ![]() ![]() The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, out now in a new edition from the Folio Society, tells the story of Helen Huntingdon and her ill-fated marriage to an abusive alcoholic. Now, they’re wondering if Anne might have been the most radical Brontë of all - and if the second of her two books, 1848’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, might be one of the first truly feminist novels. But her bicentennial came at a transitional moment in Brontë studies, because the consensus on Anne is changing.Īlthough Anne Brontë has traditionally been considered a much less interesting writer than her sisters Charlotte ( Jane Eyre) and Emily ( Wuthering Heights), over the past few decades, critics have started to change their minds. January 17, 2020, was the 200th anniversary of Anne Brontë’s birth: neglected Anne, forgotten Anne, Anne who is the least famous sister in a family of celebrated geniuses. ![]()
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