The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

By: Anne Brontë

Narrated by: Alex Jennings, Jenny Agutter

Fleeing a disastrous marriage, Helen Huntingdon retreats to the desolate mansion, Wildfell Hall, with her son, Arthur. There, she makes her living as a painter. Finding it difficult to avoid her neighbors, she is soon an object of speculation and gossip. Brontë portrays Helen's eloquent struggle for independence at a time when society defined a married woman as her husband's property.

Public Domain (P)2015 AudioGO

Outstanding Narration

It is overall a good story but made a great "read" by the narrators, whose characterizations were perfect and flowed seamlessly together.

Hooked on Brontë

Overall I really enjoyed the story and would recommend. Part one really drew me in and I spent most of part 2 in Helen's story just wanting to get to the point that caught up to the present day story. I got weary of the storyline as I am not as patient not as prudent as women of this era. I found myself wanting more of a conclusion that felt so short and lacking after such a drawn out middle. Still enjoyed the story and would still recommend!

Awesome

Beautiful story, and read and performed very well by the two narrators. This is the first book I read by Anne Brontë and I enjoyed it, I will be going to Agnes Grey next!

fabulous

i loved it, wonderful story and incredible telling. A classic that deserves the title.

This one was a little hard to vibe with

I overall did enjoy this book, but the pacing was so slow I feel asleep listening. May to pick it up again in the future.