A review by diana7011
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

5.0

I found this work fascinating in the way it is written as a letter, manuscript or diary to a friend by the narrator or protagonist of the story Gilbert Markham. The history spans about 20 years, that's not to say when the start was written but the content of the work includes this time frame. The version I have read also includes an introduction and an author's preface which lends some light into the inspiration for some of the characters in the body of the work, that it's highly likely they were based on the brother of Anne Bronte who was a drunkard and user of opiates. Written during the 19th century, as with other literary writings, religion plays a key role in British society. However in this work it is most prominent. Helen, the Tenant of the story, goes into lengthy discourses with the other characters and they are very“preachy” in context. As the drama plays out, a reader is left with the impression that not only is this a passionately written novel but also an examination of the individual conscience.