Wuthering Heights: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Wuthering Heights is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Brontë, Emily (1818–1848).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë is a novel published in 1847. Set on the Yorkshire moors, it follows two landowning families and their turbulent relationships with Heathcliff, a mysterious foster son. Driven by obsessive love, possession, and revenge that spans generations, the story unfolds through dark passion and cruelty. This Gothic tale challenged Victorian morality with its depictions of abuse and class conflict, ultimately becoming a cornerstone of English literature despite its initially polarized reception.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Wuthering Heights
- Author credits: Brontë, Emily (1818–1848)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Domestic fiction
- Foundlings -- Fiction
- Heathcliff (Fictitious character : Brontë) -- Fiction
- Love stories
- Psychological fiction
- Rejection (Psychology) -- Fiction
- Revenge -- Fiction
- Rural families -- Fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
- Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Best Books Ever Listings
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Novels
- Gothic Fiction
- Movie Books
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