Mrs. Graham/Mrs. Helen Huntingdon

Mrs. Helen Graham is a widowed woman who has come to live in a few rooms in Wildfell Hall, the abandoned home of the Lawrence family. Mrs. Graham is believed to be a tenant of Mr. Lawrence, the sole surviving heir of the Lawrence family and a good friend to Mr. Gilbert Markham. Mrs. Graham's arrival causes quite a stir in the neighborhood because it is a small farming community in which nothing new ever seems to happen. Several families go to visit Mrs. Graham upon her arrival, causing her great distress because she would rather be left alone. However, society forces Mrs. Graham to be respectful and to make a few visits of her own. Mrs. Graham finds herself in the home of Mr. Gilbert Markham, his mother, and two younger siblings. Mrs. Graham quickly finds herself on the defensive, forced to defend...