Wuthering Heights (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780141439556)

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. The Penguin Classics edition is the definitive version of the text, edited with an introduction by Pauline Nestor.

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.

In this edition, a new preface by Lucasta Miller, author of The Brontë Myth, looks at the ways in which the novel has been interpreted, from Charlotte Brontë onwards. This complements Pauline Nestor's introduction, which discusses changing critical receptions of the novel, as well as Emily Brontë's influences and background.

Author: Emily Brontë
ISBN-10: 0141439556
ISBN-13: 9780141439556
Publisher: Penguin Group
Language: English
Published: 12/31/2002
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 11.3
Point Value: 23
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 724 / Wuthering Heights (Unabridged)


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/15/2007 pg. 105
School Library Journal 04/12/2024 pg. 1