![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Anne’s mission in her writing, as she said in the preface to the second edition of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, was “to tell the truth, for truth always conveys its own moral to those who are able to receive it … I would rather whisper a few wholesome truths therein than much soft nonsense. Anne never married and died at the age of 29 from tuberculosis.Īnne wrote two novels: Agnes Grey (1847) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848). Because of family finances, Anne worked as a governess for several years and was a keen observer of the life of those with wealth and privilege, noting what she saw as the lack of morality they espoused. The first three books in this series are classic epistolary novels, a form that lends itself to great intimacy with the characters’ thoughts and feelings.ĪNNE BRONTË (1820–1849), pseudonym Acton Bell, was an English poet and novelist, the youngest daughter of the Reverend Patrick and Maria Brontë and younger sister of Charlotte and Emily. They speak to the challenges faced by women to define an individual identity separate from a man’s and explore the ways that women have always pushed against the boundaries imposed by the mores of the time. While Wuthering Heights is perhaps more robust in its characterization and narrative scope and Jane Eyre is more intense in its characterization and limited narrative scope, with The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Bronte managed something that eluded even her sisters. The stories in Plumleaf Vintage eloquently reflect the complexity of being a woman in the time and culture portrayed. Plumleaf Vintage is a series of beautifully designed novels by women authors - beloved classics that may be at risk of being forgotten or overlooked. ![]()
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