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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

By: Anne Brontë
Narrated by: Piers Wehner, Katy Carmichael
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In The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Bronte created a strong, modern heroine who challenged the prevailing morals and politics of the Victorian era.

When Helen Graham shut her bedroom door on her abusive, drunken husband, it was a door-slam heard around the world. Escaping to Wildfell Hall after a loveless marriage, Helen, our mysterious tenant, lives in quiet seclusion, while her reclusive nature quickly becomes the subject of local gossip.

Gilbert Markham, a young farmer, becomes intrigued with Ms. Graham and soon discovers the shocking secrets of her dark past.

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This is a good story which is perhaps a bit too long in the telling. The basic premise is discovering the back story of the mysterious lady who comes to live at the remote Wildfell Hall, arousing interest and suspicion among her neighbours. A good window into country life and attitudes of the time (1820s).
It is performed by two narrators which works well apart from the fact that the male narrator reads excessively slowly and enunciates every word almost as if he were reading to an audience whose first language is not English.
I tried listening at a faster speed but, as I listen before dropping off to sleep, I found that was just a bit too fast. It may be the thing to do if listening during the day though.
Written by perhaps the least well known Brontë sister, this is definitely worth a listen if you like classic historic novels.

Good But a Bit Slow

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Why is the female narrator talking like that?! So weirdly clipped it sounds like AI. as if she is just reading a series of words with no understanding of their meaning or conversational rhythm. Struggling to persevere with it.

Bad female narration

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It's wonderful to be able to listen to the third Bronte sister's work. It has none of the genius of Emily's or Charlotte's writing but has its own fascination for students of the novel. It's very minor stuff.

Katy Carmichael does a reasonable job but Piers Wehner sounds like somebody reading from a manuscript scribbled in inscrutable handwriting: his delivery is halting and PAINFULLY slow. He makes Markham sound like a mentally challenged poltroon. The pages he's responsible for pass like a tedious goods train trundling over a level crossing: will it ever end? It's like listening to a book being broadcast in morse code. I have NO idea what dialects he thinks he's using but they don't conjure up the far north.

A distinctly odd production from the usually impeccable Naxos team!

A performance better forgotten

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Really enjoyed this - both voices were read by really excellent actors with appropriate accents. I suspect if one wasn't a fan of the Brontës, there are parts that might feel a bit over-long - I can sympathise with the original editors, who cut some of the length - but as a fan, I enjoyed every moment!

Wonderful dramatisation!

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I enjoyed this novel - so well written, of course! The audio was very good. I like the tone of both readers. I also like that you have used two readers for the main characters.

Great read, great narration

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