Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
By: Emily Brontë
Considered a classic of English literature, Wuthering Heights was Emily Bronte’s only novel. It is a highly original tale of the all-consuming and passionate, yet thwarted, love between the orphan who became the wealthy master of Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff, and Catherine Earnshaw, the daughter of the man who rescued him from the streets. The unresolved passion between them survives her death, drives Heathcliff ’s behavior and reshapes the lives of everyone he knows.
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Emily Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë (1818 - 1848), English novelist and poet, is known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, considered a classic of English literature, published the year before she died. Emily was the second eldest of the three surviving Brontë sisters, between Charlotte and Anne, who both also wrote novels. She published under the pen name of Ellis Bell.
