Abridged Version

What disappointed you about The Tenant of Wildfell Hall?

My overall review is only 1 star and this has everything to do with the audiobook which claims to be unabridged.The narration is pleasing as far as I have endured to listen, and the story of the original book is excellent.To my disappointment, I started realising that the audio book was missing several parts, as I also have a printed copy which at some points consulted along with the audio. I stopped listening altogether and turned to the print book when I saw that Chapter 28 is almost entirely taken out of the audio book.I feel extremely cheated in my purchase and I will not recommend to anyone who's after an unabridged version of the book.

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Fantastic stuff!!!

I loved this audio book.
I have just listened to it twice through.
Truly amazing that Anne Bronte wrote this when she was only in her mid twenties. Published the year before she died, age 28.
She must have had wisdom well beyond her years. I very much enjoyed both narrators.
I couldn't stop listening.
I very highly recommend!

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A Wonderful Story So Well Told

This was a wonderful story, so well told by Anne Bronte. I am so in awe of her wisdom, insight, knowledge and depth. The story was not all happy, but real life to what happened to a woman with a beautiful soul that fell in love with the wrong man and suffered an unhappy marriage. Her strength, integrity, courage and also forgiveness. Just loved this book so much and may read again. The two narrators were excellent, but most of the book is read by Jenny Agutter, and I hung on her every word, and felt like she was really Helen telling the story. A beautiful voice to listen too. And Loved Anne Bronte's book, she was an amazing women to have written this book.

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Anne Bronte’s genius at portraying character and the social injustices of her day.

The story is wonderfully evocative of nineteenth century manners, class and society.

The feminist themes running through it are as relevant today, the wonder is they were written then. Much maligned for her choice of subject matter, Anne Bronte insisted that life should be written about ‘warts and all’.

This is a fascinating novel and should be part of anyone’s library and education.

Stonkingly good in all respects.

Wow, Anne Bronte. A brave and gripping novel. Beautifully read and performed. Entertaining and thought-provoking. The best kind of audible experience.

Good.

Enjoyable but not moving.

A little too moralising throughout - a quality absent in such overt quantities in other Brontë sister's books- such as Wuthering Heights.

Eloquently and well written , although some passages closely resembled similar scenes from Austen's work.

I do not feel any of the characters really achieved any solidity or brilliance of personality, like Cathy or Heathcliff, but rather recited sermons or philosophiphied from writ. The husband character is quite convincing, though predictable.

In the scheme of things a very good book worthy of reading but it has failed to win my heart or transport my imagination.

A Book to Read, to Listen and to always Remember.

What a wonderful narration by both speakers. Held me captivated and fulfilled. I read the book as a child and the narration bought the whole book alive to me just as my imagination did those many years ago. Loved it.

A classic

This is of the must reads of English literature. The performance was excellent. Highly recommended.

Too long

Far too long I did stick with it until the end but I cannot say that I enjoyed the book. I found it quite frustrating. Excellent narration as you would expect from two eminent actors but even they could not bring the book to life for me.

Anne Brontë is underrated

Anne is overlooked. she has fast become my favourite Brontë sister. this audio book had me hooked from the start