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[BRONTË (ANNE)] The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. By Acton Bell, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, T.C. Newby, 1848
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[BRONTË (ANNE)]
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. By Acton Bell, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, half-title in volume 1 (not called for in other volumes), without advertisement leaf at end of volume 1, light spotting, later half calf gilt over marbled boards, gilt morocco spine labels, spine rubbed, slight loss to upper joint of volume 3 [Smith 4; Wise, p.106], 8vo, T.C. Newby, 1848
Footnotes
Anne Brontë's second novel and her only separately published work, now seen as an innovative and radical expression of feminist values, "challenging the then current ideal of woman as an 'angel' in the house, submissive to her lot as her husband's chattel" (Margaret Smith, ODNB).
