![]() ![]() The choice of subject in that work is a mistake – it was too little consonant with the character – tastes and ideas of the gentle, retiring, inexperienced writer. ‘Wildfell Hall’ it hardly appears to me desirable to preserve. ![]() She disagreed with the topic (spousal abuse, substance abuse, child abuse), and thought that it was incongruent with Anne’s personality. Then I found out why Anne was so underrated, and under-read: although The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was an instant success, Charlotte blocked it from being reprinted after Anne’s death. ![]() But I’m afraid that my answer to your very logical question is not going to be all that logical. Now, you may be a normal person who’s wondering: why in the world would I hold a grudge against a woman who had been dead a good 135 years before I was even born? Well, if you’re going to be reasonable about it. Actually, no, that’s not it: at one point I wasn’t just ambivalent. But I’ve always been ambivalent towards Charlotte. ![]() Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall are some of my favorite books of all time, and I’ve spent considerable time and money on learning all I could about this fascinating family.īut what do I mean when I say that I love the Brontës? Well, it means that I adore Anne and Emily. Hell, anyone who scrolls down my Book Riot profile for two minutes flat knows how much I love the Brontës. Anyone who’s spent all of 10 minutes in conversation with me knows how much I love the Brontës. ![]()
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