The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

«Незнакомка из Уайлдфелл-Холла» — эпистолярный роман английской писательницы и поэтессы Энн Бронте, изданный в 1848 году • В этой сенсационной, нелицеприятной и страстной истории о супружеской жестокости арендатор Уайлдфелл-Холла видит таинственную арендаторшу Хелен Грэм, разоблаченную не как "порочную женщину", как утверждают местные сплетники, а как жену жестокого хулигана-алкоголика, отчаянно пытающуюся защитить своего сына • Используя свой собственный опыт общения со своим братом Брэнуэллом, чтобы изобразить жестокость и разврат, от которых бежит Хелен, Энн Бронте написала свой шедевр, отражающий хрупкое положение женщин в обществе и ее веру во всеобщее искупление • Книга на английском языке • One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' • The Penguin English Library Edition of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte • 'She looked so like herself that I knew not how to bear it' • In this sensational, hard-hitting and passionate tale of marital cruelty, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall sees a mysterious tenant, Helen Graham, unmasked not as a 'wicked woman' as the local gossips would have it, but as the estranged wife of a brutal alcoholic bully, desperate to protect her son

A beautiful edition of Anne Bronte's most enduring novel, to accompany her sisters' greatest books in Penguin Clothbound Classics • Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. It is only when she allows Gilbert to read her diary that the truth is revealed and the shocking details of the disastrous marriage she has left behind emerge. Told with great immediacy, combined with wit and irony, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a powerful depiction of a woman's fight for domestic independence and creative freedom

Роман "Незнакомка из Уайлдфелл-Холла" один из первых поднял тему тендерного неравенства и несправедливого отношения к женщине в обществе, став настоящей сенсацией после издания и самым радикальным из сочинений сестёр Бронте. Главный герой Гилберт увлечён Хелен Грэм, прекрасной и загадочной молодой вдовой, которая с маленьким сыном переехала в Уайлдфелл-Холл. Однако её явная скрытность, ставшая предметом сплетен обитателей поместья, заставляет Гилберта насторожиться. Какие шокирующие тайны, которые хранит дневник Хелен, предстоит узнать главному герою? • Читайте зарубежную классику в оригинале!

"Незнакомка из Уайлдфелл-холла" - второй и самый знаменитый роман Энн Бронте. Действие происходит в драматическом северном пейзаже, знакомом более знаменитым сестрам автора, и рассказывает историю Хелен Грэм, таинственной одинокой женщины, которая арендует полуразрушенный зал, о котором идет речь в названии. Имея ребенка, но не имея мужа, Хелен делит общество на тех, кто восхищается ее обаянием и духом, и тех, кто сомневается в ее нравственности. Главным среди ее сторонников является местный фермер Гилберт Маркхэм, который рассказывает ее историю • Написанная до "Арендатора" Агнес Грей, основанная на собственном опыте автора, исследует положение женщин в викторианском обществе через историю молодой женщины, вынужденной работать гувернанткой, когда ее отец разорился в финансовом отношении

Three devoted sisters... One complicated family • After the untimely death of their biological father, triplets Eva, Rosa and Hannah find themselves the unlikely owners of Heatherly Hall, the vast manor house overlooking their home village of Westenbury. But the beautiful house comes with almost as much baggage as it does land, not least high running costs and expectations. It's up to the sisters to find a way to keep Heatherly Hall going and, most importantly, in the family • But with drama in their private lives and secrets about to emerge, can the sisters stick together to focus on the task at hand?

A love that seems lost, may still yet be found, for real love always endures • 1890. One summer evening changes everything for Sidney and Leonard Bellingham when their beloved mother disappears from the family home, Halesham Hall. Left with their bitter father, they are taught to trust no one but themselves, with brother pitted against brother to see who is worthy of inheriting the Bellingham Board Games company. But the series of twisted games they are forced to play will have far reaching consequences • 1920. Phoebe Bellingham arrives at Halesham Hall determined to solve the puzzles that will allow her to claim back the Bellingham inheritance. But this legacy involves more than one secret, and soon Phoebe realises that the stakes are higher than she ever coul

Beth Lowe has been sent a parcel • Inside is a letter informing her that her long-estranged mother has died, and a scrapbook Beth has never seen before. Entitled The Book of Summers, it's stuffed with photographs and mementos complied by her mother to record the seven glorious childhood summers Beth spent in rural Hungary • It was a time when she trod the tightrope between separated parents and two very different countries; her bewitching but imperfect Hungarian mother and her gentle, reticent English father; the dazzling house of a Hungarian artist and an empty-feeling cottage in deepest Devon. And it was a time that came to the most brutal of ends the year Beth turned sixteen • Since then, Beth hasn't allowed herself to think about those years of her childhood

Her name is Stephen. She's an ideal child of aristocratic parents - a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar • Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions • The Well of Loneliness became an international bestseller • Подробнее: https://labirint.ru/books/660920/

Two women. Five centuries apart • One life-changing secret about to be unearthed… • 1538 • New bride Eleanor impresses her husband by growing saffron, a spice more valuable than gold. His reputation in Henry VIII's court soars - but fame and fortune come at a price, for the king's favour will not last forever… • 2019 • When Amber discovers an ancient book in her grandfather's home at Saffron Hall, the contents reveal a dark secret from the past. As she investigates, so unravels a forgotten tragic story and a truth that lies much closer to home than she could have imagined… • An enchanting historical novel about love and hope in dangerous times, perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley and Kathryn Hughes

1852 • Margaret Lennox is offered a position as governess at Hartwood Hall. She quickly accepts, hoping this isolated country house will allow her to leave her past behind • But Margaret soon starts to feel there's something odd about her new home, despite her growing fondness for her bright, affectionate pupil, Louis • Strange figures move through the dark • Tensions rise between the servants • The east wing sits eerily abandoned • Even stranger is the local gossip surrounding Mrs Eversham, Louis's widowed mother, who is deeply distrusted by the nearby village • Margaret is certain that everyone has something to hide • But as her own past threatens to catch up with her, she must learn to trust her instincts before it's too late