When Helen Huntingdon decides to leave her brutish, drunkard husband, she is not only flouting convention but also going against the laws of the land.
Fleeing with her small son, she determines to lead an independent existence and takes on thetenancy of Wildfell Hall. Self-possessed, surrounded by secrecy, it is not long before Helen finds herself the victim of local slander.
Set in Regency times and written during the 1840s, `The Tenant of Wildfell Hall` is a novel of startling modernity in its bold treatment of the issue of women`s equality and is unforgettable in its intensity, burning sincerity and psychological truth.