| Wuthering Heights Contributor(s): Brontė, Emily (Author) |
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ISBN: 0571337112 ISBN-13: 9780571337118 Publisher: Faber & Faber Children's OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Faber Children's Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5" W x 7.8" (0.75 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the masterpieces of classic literature, Wuthering Heights is a both the story of a wild, obsessive love and a terrible revenge. Catherine's passionate but doomed love with Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father, forms the core of this extraordinary tale. Catherine's brother Hindley's hatred and humiliation of Heathcliff leads to tragedy when Catherine marries another and Heathcliff returns newly wealthy to enact his revenge on all who wronged him. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bronte, Emily: - Emily Brontė was born in 1818, and was brought up together with her sisters and brother; Charlotte, Ann, and Branwell. All three sisters became published novelists under the pseudonyms of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. Wuthering Heights was first published in 1847. It was only after Emily's death that Wuthering Heights was recognised as a literary masterpiece. |