Wuthering Heights is Emily Bronte's only novel. The book was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, and a posthumous second edition was edited by her sister Charlotte.
Heathcliff and Catherine are wildly in love. The book is the result of their violence and misery that result from their thwarted longing for each other.
The main characters in Wuthering Heights are...
- Heathcliff
- Catherine
- Edgar
- Nelly Dean
In a poll by the Guardian newspaper in 2007, Wuthering Heights was voted the UK's favourite love story, beating Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Revision can be a lot easier with a good audio book. This audio guide introduces the characters in Wuthering Heights and this one is a guide to the themes that the narrative explores. You can download these audiobooks to your iPod or mobile phone.
