‘Wuthering Heights’ is author Emily Brontë’s masterpiece, a haunting and disturbing romance novel with dark themes, a brooding and often cruel protagonist and a tragic, powerful love story.
An epic study of love, loss, revenge and obsession, ‘Wuthering Heights’ is the tale of Heathcliff and Catherine; he, an orphan taken in by a kindly benefactor, she, a spirited country girl who loves Heathcliff, but aspires to a higher station. As family turmoil, jealousy and ambition drive the couple apart, the story becomes a tragic tale of love deferred and this story – one of the all-time classics of the genre – has been adapted numerous times for the stage and screen and has become one of the most beloved novels of all time.
The first and only novel from Emily Brontë, ‘Wuthering Heights’ is presented here in its original and unabridged format.
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Emily Brontë (1818-1848) was an English novelist and poet and one of a trio of sibling authors known as ‘the Brontë Sisters.’ Emily is best known for her only novel, ‘Wuthering Heights, ‘ her sister Charlotte for her book ‘Jane Eyre’ and her sister Anne for ‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.’ All of these books are considered masterpieces of English literature. The fifth of six children born to Patrick and Maria Brontë, Emily was home-schooled after two of her older sisters died of tuberculosis, believed to have been acquired while attending the Clergy Daughter’s School, which Emily briefly attended as well.The four surviving siblings, Branwell, Emily, Anne and Charlotte, created an imaginary world called ‘Glass Town, ‘ and would each contribute poems, stories and geographical details of this mythical place to help them escape the difficulties and isolation of their childhood and this early, escapist writing would plant the seeds for their later literary success. At the time, the idea of publishing a female author was frowned upon, thus the sisters created a pseudonymous trio of brothers – Currer (Charlotte), Ellis (Emily) and Acton (Anne) Bell – in order to get their books into print. Emily contributed to the sisters’ collected works of poetry (published under the Bell pseudonym) and published one book during her lifetime, ‘Wuthering Heights’ which, at the time, was not considered a success. While her sisters books – Charlotte’s ‘Jane Eyre’ and Anne’s ‘Agnes Gray’ and ‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall’ – were considerably more successful, Emily’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ has since gone on to become one of the most beloved and celebrated novels in history. The sisters’ enjoyment of their literary accomplishments was short-lived, however. The family suffered the deaths of Branwell, Emily and Anne in just a few short months in late 1848/early 1949 (the latter two of tuberculosis) and Charlotte herself, while struggling through her first, difficult pregnancy, died in 1854 at the age of thirty-eight. Few families in history have produced as many literary powerhouses as the Brontë sisters and their works have been adapted numerous times for the stage and screen.Aynı yazardan daha fazla e-kitap / Editör
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