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Bell, Acton, (Bronte, Miss Anne).
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
Publisher: W. Nicholson & Sons, London;
Date of Publication: 1890
Stock Code: 15677
A New Edition. Octavo, pp. 390, [10]. Frontispiece and vignette to title page. Maroon cloth with black embossing to spine and boards, and with gilt titles to spine and upper board. Some rubbing to the extremities and small scuffs to the cloth. Upper hinge split but holding. Some light scattered foxing to the text-block edges and end-papers. Anne Bronte’s second and final novel, published originally under her pseudonym Acton Bell. The epistolary tale was considered shocking upon publication, with themes of alcoholism and domestic violence, and the flight of heroine Helen from her abusive husband along with their child was at the time against the law. The novel is widely regarded as one of the earliest examples of feminist writing, with the character challenging societal norms of the period. £65.00