Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

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Book Overview: Wuthering Heights

One of English literature’s classic masterpieces–a gripping novel of love, propriety, and tragedy. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

Emily Brontë’s only novel endures as a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence. The Penguin Classics edition is the definitive version of the text, edited with an introduction by Pauline Nestor.

Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before. What unfolds is the tale of the intense love between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. As Heathcliff’s bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past.

In this edition, a new preface by Lucasta Miller, author of The Brontë Myth, looks at the ways in which the novel has been interpreted, from Charlotte Brontë onwards. This complements Pauline Nestor’s introduction, which discusses changing critical receptions of the novel, as well as Emily Brontë’s influences and background.

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About the Author

Emily Brontë

Emily Brontë, best known as the author of the literary classic, “Wuthering Heights,” was a poet and novelist who left an indelible impact on the world of literature. Born on July 30, 1818, in Thornton, England, to Maria Branwell and Patrick Brontë, Emily was the fifth of the six Brontë siblings. The Brontë children, despite facing numerous health issues and living in near isolation, cultivated a rich world of imaginative storytelling, laying the groundwork for their path in literature.

Emily was primarily educated at home by her father, a clergyman and accomplished poet himself, and attended school briefly after her mother’s death. Although she lived a reclusive life and often sought solace in solitary communion with nature, her writings reflected a deep understanding of human passion and psychological complexity. Emily Brontë’s sophisticated use of dialect, vivid descriptions of the moorlands, and complex narrative structure suggest a depth of observation and insight far beyond her limited experiences.

Emily’s seminal novel, “Wuthering Heights,” published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell in 1847, remains a cornerstone of classic English literature. The unconventional love story between Catherine and Heathcliff is hailed for its depiction of raw emotions and tempestuousness, reflecting Emily’s fascination with the wildness of nature and the human heart. Unfortunately, Emily Brontë’s career was cut short by her untimely death from tuberculosis in 1848, just a year after “Wuthering Heights” was published. Her visionary work, however, continues to exert a profound influence on readers and writers alike, securing her place among the literary greats.