Wuthering Heights, perhaps the most haunting love story ever written, was published one year before Emily Brontë's death in 1848 at the age of thirty. It is the story of Heathcliff, a savage, tormented foundling, and of his wild, doomed love for Catherine Earnshaw, the daughter of his benefactor. Set amidst the beauty and fury of the lonely Yorkshire moors, this novel of extraordinary imagination and insight has become a classic of English literature. Washington Square Press' Enriched Classics present the world's greatest literature in timeless editions designed for modern …
Wuthering Heights
This book might be part of the Washington Square Press enriched classic series.
Wuthering Heights, perhaps the most haunting love story ever written, was published one year before Emily Brontë's death in 1848 at the age of thirty. It is the story of Heathcliff, a savage, tormented foundling, and of his wild, doomed love for Catherine Earnshaw, the daughter of his benefactor. Set amidst the beauty and fury of the lonely Yorkshire moors, this novel of extraordinary imagination and insight has become a classic of English literature. Washington Square Press' Enriched Classics present the world's greatest literature in timeless editions designed for modern readers. Special features include a lively introduction with essential biographical and historical background, critical perspectives, and a unique visual essay composed of authentic period illustrations and photographs that help bring every word to life. (back cover)
Paperback, 354 pages
English language
Published Nov. 9, 1997 by Washington Square Press, Pocket Books.
Subjects
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
- Rejection (Psychology) -- Fiction.
- Rural families -- Fiction.
- Foundlings -- Fiction.
- Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction.
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