Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë’s sole novel published in 1847, unfolds on the wild Yorkshire moors and centers on the tempestuous, all-consuming love between the orphaned Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Adopted into the Earnshaw family at Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff faces cruelty from Catherine’s brother Hindley, fostering deep resentment amid their passionate bond. Catherine’s choice of the refined Edgar Linton from neighboring Thrushcross Grange sparks Heathcliff’s vengeful departure and return as a wealthy, ruthless man, unleashing cycles of revenge across generations that entwine their children in tragedy and hauntings.