The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) (edit title/settings)

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• Gilbert Markham: Main character
• Helen Graham: The tenant of Wildfell Hall
• Arthur Graham: Helen's son.
• Rachel: Helen Graham's maidservant.
• Mrs. Markham: Gilbert Markham's mother
• Rose Markham: Gilbert Markham's sister
• Fergus Markham: Gilbert Markham's brother
• Frederick Lawrence: Landlord of Wildfell Hall
• fes mock: alcoholism
• Mary Millward: Add a description of this character.
• Reverend Michael Millward
• Jane Wilson
• Richard Wilson
• Robert Wilson
• Milicent Hargrave
• Annabella Wilmot
• Ralph Hattersley: Friend of Arthur Huntingdon
• Esther Hargrave: Helen's friend, Millicent Hargrave's sister
• Mr. Boarham
• Walter Hargrave: Millicent's and Esther's brother
• Benson: Arthur Huntington's footman.
• Mr. Grimsby: Friend of Arthur Huntingdon
• Sancho: Gilbert's black and white setter.
• Peggy Maxwell: Helen's aunt.
• Halford: Gilbert's friend, and admirer of his sister Rose.
• Lord Lowborough
• Arthur Huntington
• Mrs. Hargrave
• Mrs. Greaves
• Peter Maxwell: Helen's uncle.
• Rover: Little Arthur's dog, son of Sancho given to Arthur by Gilbert.
• Alice Myers: Hired by Huntington to be a governess to young Arthur

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• “What constitutes virtue ... Is it the circumstance of being able and willing to resist temptation; or that of having no temptations to resist?”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• London
• Staningley
• Wildfell Hall
• Woodford
• Grassdale Hall

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Mary Barton, and followed by Wuthering Heights.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Anne Brontë (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Herbert Rosengarten (Editor)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 823.8

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Classics
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( B ) › Bronte, Anne
• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › 19th Century
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics

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• The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (IMDb): TV mini-series 1996

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