The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

By: Anne Brontë

Narrated by: Mary Sarah Agliotta

Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Probably the most shocking of the Brontës' novels, this novel had an instant and phenomenal success and is widely considered to be one of the first sustained feminist novels. A mysterious widow, Mrs. Helen Graham, arrives at Wildfell Hall, a nearby old mansion. A source of curiosity for the small community, the reticent Helen and her young son Arthur are slowly drawn into the social circles of the village.

Public Domain (P)2012 Trout Lake Media

BRONTE CLASSIC

Any additional comments?

I am glad that I listened to this book, it was more than I expected. Bronte wrote like she thought. You can't do anything while you read this or you don't get the wonderful mental pictures she writes for you. She is not my favorite author of this timeframe but as a classic, this one is worth the time you will put into it.

enjoyable listening to the Tenant of Wildfell Hall

What did you love best about The Tenant of Wildfell Hall?

This was my first Audible book I have listened to. I enjoyed the warm reading of the story (and the clear pronunciation). The characters came alive by the pleasant voice of the narrator who playfully conveyed the emotions and personalities of each character. I totally enjoyed having the story being read to me as a relaxing way to wind down my days. I look forward to downloading more brooks from Audible and from this narrator.

Patricia Hogan

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I don't have time for that. Also, I enjoyed returning to the book at the end of each day so I prefer having it spread out over a week as opposed to listening to it all in one sitting.

poor quality recording

The quality of the recording leaves much to be desired. Often muffled, variant in volume, duplicated phrases, and mispronunciations abound. Not so horrible it can’t be listened to all the way through but enough to detract from the story.

Uneven narration

Narrator reads very fast and consistently mispronounces words. Pleasant voice but performance could have been improved by better direction.

An important read

This book was a true departure from much of the Victorisn literature which I have read in the past. A strong female protagonist, very cleverly intertwined story and a clear and concise narration made this one of my favorite reads. Anne Bronte deserves every bit as much credit as her two wonderful sisters

The Tenant

This is a remarkable story. The sense of redemption, morality love and the sense of responsibility portrayed is wonderful.
It was a little hard to follow the narrator. I often wondered which character was speaking.

Such a Disappointment!

I had looked forward to reading The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and was pleased to find a deal on the audiobook. I can usually rely on Audible deals as great recordings, but this one let me down. The narration is rushed, with many sentences or parts of sentences at a volume too low to hear clearly, so that I was constantly adjusting the volume.
The narration also lacked understanding of the text, with misplaced pauses and mispronounced words. I'm so disappointed that I did not choose the one recorded by Nadia May and Frederick Davidson. I will probably return this book, and purchase the other version to reread at a later date.

Good book but not a good narrator

The book itself is a classic. This narrator mispronounces common words and reads at a weird and distracting cadence that makes the story hard to follow.

Fantastic book

I loved this book and the narrater it was awsome. It is sad that other say that the narrator is bad i think she makes the book.

Enjoyed this book.

My only complaint is that the narrator drops her voice so low at times that it's hard to hear without turning up the volume.