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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

by Anne Brontë

First published
1848
Reading level
Plain English
Price
Free

About the book

"The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" by Anne Brontë is a novel published in 1848. A mysterious widow arrives at an isolated mansion with her young son, defying social convention by earning her living as an artist. When she becomes the target of scandal and gossip, a local farmer defends her—until he discovers shocking secrets about her past. Through diary entries, the truth emerges about a disastrous marriage and a desperate escape that violated both society's rules and the law itself.

  • England
  • Domestic fiction
  • Landlord and tenant
  • Married women
  • Alcoholics

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #969. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall on Wikipedia.

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