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Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte [Bronte, Emily] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Wuthering Heights about?

Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Brontë, written between October 1845 and June 1846, and published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It was her first and only published novel: she died aged 30 the following year. The decision to publish came after the success of her sister Charlotte's novel, Jane Eyre. After Emily's death, Charlotte edited the manuscript of Wuthering Heights, and arranged for the edited version to be published as a posthumous second edition in 1850. Wuthering Heights is the name of the farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors where the story unfolds. The book's core theme is the destructive effect that jealousy and vengefulness have, both on the jealous or vengeful individuals and on their communities. Although Wuthering Heights is now widely regarded as a classic of English literature, it received mixed reviews when first published, and was considered controversial because its depiction of mental and physical cruelty was so unusually stark. In the second half of the 19th century, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre was considered the best of the Brontë sisters' works, but later critics argued that Wuthering Heights was superior. Wuthering Heights has inspired adaptati

Who reads Wuthering Heights?

Author

Emily Bronte [Bronte, Emily]

Publisher

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781494366520

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Classics

Rating

3.83 / 5 (1,050 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14