Wuthering Heights (Legend Classics)
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Wuthering Heights (Legend Classics)
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Wuthering Heights (Legend Classics)
Once a novel criticised for its display of mental and physical cruelty, Wuthering Heights is now a considered a 19th century classic. It's themes of gender inequality and violence driven by passion still resonate with readers today.
Part of the Legend Classics series
Catherine Earnshaw had no idea that the boy her father took in from the streets of Liverpool would one day become her lover, her soul mate. Nor did she know that her decision to marry someone else would send him down the path of destruction.
Once criticised for its display of mental and physical cruelty, Wuthering Heights is now considered a 19th-century classic. Its themes of gender inequality and violence driven by passion still resonate with readers today.
Series: Legend Classics
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Wuthering Heights is often praised for its dark, romantic, and intense narrative, with readers appreciating Emily Brontë's unique and brooding storytelling style. The novel's exploration of complex characters and interwoven themes of love and revenge leaves a lasting impression. However, some find the characters difficult and the plot emotionally challenging, making it a polarising read for audiences.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781787198487
Publisher: Legend Press Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 June 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Legend Press Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 40g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Emily Bronte was born on 30th July 1818. She was the younger sister of Charlotte Bronte and the fifth of six children. From 1820 Emily's father was perpetual curate of Haworth in North Yorkshire. After the death of their mother in 1821, the older sisters were sent away to school and Emily joined them for a brief period, however two of her sisters contracted typhus and subsequently died and the remaining sisters and their brother were thereafter educated at home. Apart from a brief spell as a teacher, Emily spent the most part of her adult life at home, cooking, cleaning and teaching at Sunday school. In 1846 there appeared 'Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell', the pseudonyms of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte. Wuthering Heights was Emily's only novel and was first published in 1847. Emily Bronte died from tuberculosis in 1848.
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