The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: (with an Introduction by Mary Augusta Ward) Paperback – 17 September 2018

Une fois n'est pas coutume, le colis est arrivé en mauvais état, mais pas de dégât. Heureusement pour le livre, sinon ma fille aurait été colère :-D

Anne Bronte é, provavelmente, a irmã Brontë menos conhecida. No entanto, está autora consegue estar aos mesmo nível das suas irmãs, Emily e Charlotte. Este romance enquadra-se muito bem no Romantismo Gótico, aliás como os romances das suas irmãs. Chegou em excelente estado.Para quem quer conhecer este romance de Anne Brontë, recomendo esta edição, pois tem uma introdução e prefácio, que ajudam-nos a melhor compreender esta obra.

Schööön

Feminine

I really enjoyed The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Like Agnes Grey, this book I found to be surprisingly realistic considering the time in which it was written. Anne Bronte seemed to be more willing to examine the ugly elements of Victorian society than were her sisters. Adultery, alcoholism, gambling, drug use, and other evils were written about by Anne without blinking. I am sure this was shocking to many readers of that day.Some reviewers have commented that Helen is an unrealistic character because she is too pure and too good. I would disagree with this. Anne Bronte herself was extremely religious and strict with her ideas of proper behaviour, and I don't think Helen is much different than Anne herself in this respect. In every generation and in every culture there are those people who take their religion very seriously and who always force themselves to do what they feel is right--although these people may be the exception rather than the rule, they do exist.Helen's story was very compelling for me to read. It was painful for me to see her young, naive self giving her love so freely to a man so unworthy of it. I acutely felt her suffering as she slowly came to a realization of her husband's true character.I read the Penguin Classics edition of this book, and I would highly recommend this edition. The notes at the end of the book are extensive and excellent for getting a greater understanding of this work in particular and of the Bronte sisters in general.