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  • The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

  • Penguin Classics
  • By: Anne Brontë
  • Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
  • Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

By: Anne Brontë
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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Summary

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This Penguin Classic is performed by acclaimed actress Adjoa Andoh, known for her extensive film, television and stage roles, including lead roles with the RSC, The National Theatre and The Almeida. She is also an Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Stevie Davies.

Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. It is only when she allows Gilbert to read her diary that the truth is revealed and the shocking details of the disastrous marriage she has left behind emerge. Told with great immediacy, combined with wit and irony, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a powerful depiction of a woman's fight for domestic independence and creative freedom.

In her introduction Stevie Davies discusses The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as feminist testament, inspired by Anne Brontë's experiences as a governess and by the death of her brother Branwell Brontë, and examines the novel's language, biblical references and narrative styles.

©2019 Anne Brontë (P)2019 Penguin Audio
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Forgoing my strong aversion to the manner of Andoh, Andoh has done a bad job. For example in chapter 4 what should be: "I'll take a little of your home-brewed ale. I always prefer your home-brewed to anything else", is now: "I'll take a little of your home-brewed to anything else". This is bad.

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