Emily Bronte 
Wuthering Heights 

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. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before; of the intense relationship between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw; and how Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. 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.

About the author

Emily Bronte (1818-1848) was an English novelist and poet best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights. She was a teacher for a short time but found it too stressful. Emily was a very shy woman who rarely left her home but to go for a short walk or attend church. She died from an illness thought to be tuberculosis. She was the younger sister of Charlotte Bronte, the author best known for her novel Jane Eyre.