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Shirley charlotte bronte review6/27/2023 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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