February 12, 2012 4:00 PM - 5 attended
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
By Anne Bronte
Combining a sensational story of a man's physical and moral decline through alcohol, a study of marital breakdown, a disquisition on the care and upbringing of children, and a hard-hitting critique of the position of women in Victorian society, this passionate tale of betrayal is set within a stern moral framework tempered by Anne Brontë's optimistic belief in universal redemption. It tells the story of the estranged wife of a dissolute rake, desperate to protect her son from his destructive influence, in full flight from a shocking world of debauchery and cruelty. Drawing on her first-hand experiences with her brother Branwell, Brontë's novel scandalized contemporary readers and still retains its power to shock today.
Available as a free download at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/969
There is also a mini-series from 1996: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115387/
At last check, it was available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_94-iOF8iDA
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