Wuthering Heights (Collins Classics)

Emily Brontë

Apr 2010 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

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‘Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil?’

Set on the bleak moors of Yorkshire, Lockwood is forced to seek shelter at Wuthering Heights, the home of his new landlord, Heathcliff. The intense and wildly passionate Heathcliff tells the story of his life, his all-consuming love for Catherine Earnshaw and the doomed outcome of that relationship, leading to his revenge.

Poetic, complex and grand in its scope, Emily Brontë's masterpiece is considered one of the most unique gothic novels of its time.

Ratings and reviews

I have to admit that at first the thought of starting such a "classic" novel seemed scary, but I'll tell you this. Wuthering Highs has become one of my old time favorites. All the drama, romance and pain I was looking for was stuffed in one book. I recommend it to every romantic soul on the Earth.

This is a very late review because I got caught up in a busy schedule but since I now have time... Wuthering Heights is an amazing novel. Very intriguing indeed. It is one of my favorite classics and is in my top 10.

In the process of reading this book now. The reading is enhanced greatly by reading about the author and her family history. I do so enjoy this book. This is a must read story. You do not want to miss the experience.

About the author

Emily Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, on July 30th 1818, to Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell. Maria died early in Emily’s life and her father was a withdrawn, quiet man who preferred eating alone in his room to dining with his four children: Charlotte, Emily, Anne and their brother Branwell. Maria’s sister helped raise them, but she too was a solitary type. So to amuse themselves, the Brontë siblings created their own imaginary world, Angria, and wrote pages and pages of detailed notes about the kingdom and its inhabitants. Emily Brontë is most famous for her novel Wuthering Heights published in 1847 a year before she died aged just thirty, in Haworth, Yorkshire on December 19th 1848.