Author: Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights is a classic Gothic novel written by Emily Brontë and published in 1847. It is a tale of intense passion, revenge, and supernatural elements set against the bleak Yorkshire moors. The novel explores themes of love, social class, and the destructive power of obsession through the tumultuous relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Told through a complex narrative structure, including multiple narrators and framed storytelling, Wuthering Heights remains one of the most enduring and enigmatic works of English literature.
Summary:
The story begins with Mr. Lockwood, a tenant of Thrushcross Grange, who visits his landlord, Heathcliff, at Wuthering Heights. He finds the atmosphere at the house eerie and inhospitable. One night, he experiences a terrifying ghostly encounter with the spirit of Catherine Earnshaw at his window. This prompts the housekeeper, Nelly Dean, to recount the tragic history of Wuthering Heights and its inhabitants.
Nelly’s story begins decades earlier when Mr. Earnshaw,...
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