Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte
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TextSpoken language: English Description: x, 359 pages [6 unnumbered] 20 cmISBN: 9780141439556 (paperback)Subject(s): -- Heathcliff—(Fictitious character from Brontë) Heathlands Man-woman relationships Manners and customs Moors (Wetlands) Social conflict | Heathcliff—(Fictitious character from Brontë)—Fiction Heathlands—England—Yorkshire—Fiction Moors (Wetlands)—England—Yorkshire—Fiction Social conflict—England—Yorkshire—Fiction Man-woman relationships—England—Yorkshire—Fiction Yorkshire (England)—Fiction England—Social life and customs—19th century—Fiction -- Romance | -- England England—Yorkshire | -- Heathcliff—(Fictitious character from Brontë)—Fiction Heathlands—England—Yorkshire—Fiction Moors (Wetlands)—England—Yorkshire—Fiction Social conflict—England—Yorkshire—Fiction Man-woman relationships—England—Yorkshire—Fiction Yorkshire (England)—Fiction England—Social life and customs—19th century—FictionDDC classification: 823.8 BRON Summary: One of English literature's classic masterpieces--a gripping novel of love, propriety, and tragedy. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Emily Brontë's only novel endures as a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence. 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. What unfolds is the tale of the intense love between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. 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.
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One of English literature's classic masterpieces--a gripping novel of love, propriety, and tragedy. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Emily Brontë's only novel endures as a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence. 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. What unfolds is the tale of the intense love between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. 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.
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