November 2012 Guest Editor Kate Mosse on Wuthering Heights...
Powerful and elegiac, a novel of drama, passion and compelling characterisation. Most exceptional of all, though, the brilliance of Bronte’s descriptions of landscape and light on the Yorkshire Moors has had a major influence on my writing about southwest France.
One of Clare Balding's favourite books.
Chosen by the public through a survey to coincide with the 10th birthday celebrations of World Book Day 2007, this title is one of ‘the ten books the nation can’t live without’. Have you read them all? Below are links to each title and position on the list.
1. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë
4. Harry Potter JK Rowling
5. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
6. The Bible
7. Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell
9. His Dark Materials Philip Pullman
10. Great Expectations Charles Dickens
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Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" is a tour de force of Gothic literature, intertwining elements of intense passion, revenge, and the tumultuous nature of love against the desolate Yorkshire moors. The narrative is framed through multiple perspectives, primarily that of Mr. Lockwood and Nelly Dean, which adds a rich complexity to the characters of Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.
| Primary Genre | Classic fiction: general and literary |
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Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" is a tour de force of Gothic literature, intertwining elements of intense passion, revenge, and the tumultuous nature of love against the desolate Yorkshire moors. The narrative is framed through multiple perspectives, primarily that of Mr.
Wuthering Heights features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Romance / Relationship Stories, General Fiction, Fiction
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Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Brontë and published by e-artnow
Wuthering Heights has 180 pages
