Wuthering Heights
by
Emily Brontë
Good Books rating 4.12
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- ID: 25
- Added: 2025-08-10
- Updated: 2025-09-02
- ISBN: 9780199535606
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
- Published: 2008-01-01
- Reviews: 4
First published in 1847, Wuthering Heights is set on the bleak Yorkshire moors, where the drama of Catherine and Heathcliff, Heathcliff's cruel revenge against Edgar and Isabella Linton, and the promise of redemption through the next generation, is enacted. This edition uses the authoritative Clarendon text, and in a new introduction Patsy Stoneman considers the bewildering variety of critical interpretations to which the novel has been subject, as well as offering some provocative new insights for the modern reader. Patsy Stoneman is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Hull.
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- Overall, Wuthering Heights is a classic novel not to be ignored
- Though there are minor gripes, with the dialect in particular, it is still a very enjoyable read
- The story's enduring appeal lies in its powerful portrayal of love and revenge.
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- I'd recommend Wuthering Heights to anyone who loves a good, intense drama with a side of gothic flair.
- If you're the type of reader who enjoys a story that grabs you from the start, this is an excellent choice.
- The novel's setting and characters are vividly portrayed, contributing to its enduring popularity.
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- Though the novel was written during the literary Romantic period, it could be classified as a Gothic Romance.
- The story is wild, passionate, and full of emotional intensity.
- Wuthering Heights demands patience but offers a memorable literary journey.
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- Wuthering Heights is perhaps the best reading experience I've ever had
- From the moment the novel opens, we are thrown into a bleak, romantic landscape
- It is highly recommended for anyone interested in gothic literature.