There are few more convincing, less sentimental accounts of passionate love than the story of the tormented Heathcliff, who falls wildly in love with Catherine Earnshaw, the daughter of his benefactor, and of the violence and misery that result from their thwarted longing for each other.

Emily Jane Bronte was born July 30, 1818, at Thornton in Yorkshire, the fifth of six children of Patrick and Maria Bronte. Both of Emily''s parents had literary leanings; her mother published one essay, and her father wrote four books and dabbled in poetry. In 1821, shortly after Emily''s third birthday, Maria died of cancer. Maria''s ...

Title:Wuthering Heights

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Product dimensions:352 pages, 6.72 X 4.25 X 0.9 in

Shipping dimensions:352 pages, 6.72 X 4.25 X 0.9 in

Published:March 1, 2011

Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group

Language:English

Appropriate for ages:All ages

ISBN - 13:9780451531797

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