num_pages: 576
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
titlecomplete: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
characters: Gilbert Markham, Frederick Lawrence, Fergus Markham, Esther Hargrave, Robert Wilson, Richard Wilson, Michael Millward, Arthur Huntingdon-Jr., Eliza Millward, Helen Graham, Rachel (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall), Milicent Hargrave, Jane Wilson, Walter Hargrave, Rose Markham, Arthur Huntingdon
genres: Literature, British Literature, Classics, Classic Literature, Gothic, Victorian, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 111348
places: London, England, Yorkshire, England
publisher: Penguin Books