Agnes Gray. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Poems

The writer Anne Brontë, like her older sisters — Charlotte, who created 'Jane Eyre', and Emily, who wrote 'Wuthering Heights', — entered the brilliant pantheon of classic English literature of the 19th century. Based on her own experience, she created 'Agnes Gray' — a story of the fulfillment of a young governess's desires. The subtle humor, mastery in depicting everyday life, and conveying the most delicate feelings bear a strong resemblance to the works of Jane Austen.

The next book by Anne Brontë, 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall', achieved phenomenal success. In the gloomy Wildfell Hall, an old, long-abandoned house, a young woman in black suddenly appears — lonely, independent, and beautiful. The neighbors are dying of curiosity, but the beautiful stranger is in no hurry to reveal the secrets of her past… This is a family-psychological novel, very bold for its time and still relevant today.

This edition also includes translations of poems by Anne Brontë, in which poetic images of nature combine with reflections on faith and the spiritual path. Many of these poems have been translated into Russian for the first time. The texts are accompanied by illustrations by Edmund Dulac, Edmund Morrison Wimperis, and engravings after the drawings of John Everett Millais and other English artists.