The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
by Clarissa
The Books We Read / Classic / The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
Filed Under: Classic May 20, 2009, 6:00 pm
I hadn’t read a novel by any other Bronte (besides Charlotte) so I decided to pick this one up. I was not disappointed. I loved this one. I have a huge project due at the end of the week but I still stayed up till 1:30 reading it. I get kind of obsessed when I read. Well it was worth it. The writing was engaging, the characters humanly flawed and really believable. I read a second edition print which was prefaced by the author who at the time was writing with a pseudonym of Acton Bell. The author tells how she was abused by her critics for being too hard on men. She admits that she was hard on them, but justly so, it was her hope to write a novel that was challenging, she did it well. I imagine her novel was very scandalous at the time of writing. It just makes me realize how much we as women take our freedom for granted. We owe a lot to women like the Brontes for paving the way.
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Clarissa Foss
Clarissa is a stay-at-home mother of three. The last two years she has been wrapping up a degree in psychology after taking a six-year baby hiatus from her studies. Now that she is done reading text books she doesn't have to feel guilty curling up with some good fiction. Her favourite book is Little Women.
Cindi Foss
Cindi is a 30-year-old Kobo reading blog reviewing amateur literary critic. She appreciates all genres especially historical fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, and suspense along with a healthy dose of 'popular' so she can keep up with what everyone is talking about. She has four or five lists of books to read at any one time (but doesn't everyone?) and she loves spreading the word on good books. Cindi will be bringing you truth and objectivity ('cause who wants to read crazy irrational opinions?) from her piece of the world in Alberta Canada.
