![]() ![]() Emily was the second eldest of the three surviving Brontë sisters, being younger than Charlotte Brontë and older than Anne Brontë. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past.Ī 19th century classics literature edition.Įmily Jane Brontë was an English novelist and poet, now best remembered for her only novel Wuthering Heights, a classic of English literature. Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. What unfolds is the tale of the intense love between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before. ![]() Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.Įmily Brontë's only novel endures as a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence. One of English literature's classic masterpieces-a gripping novel of love, propriety, and tragedy. ![]() “The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest (people) of the past centuries.” - Descartes ![]()
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