Published in 1847, it is the only novel written by Emily Bronte. It is based upon the love between Catherine and Heathcliff and how it destorys them both in the end. The story is narrated by a character, Lockwood. (1) Catherine and her brother Hindley are the sons of a rich man, Mr. Earnshaw. When the two are young children, mr. earnshaw goes on a business trip. He promises to bring the two kids a gift. Instead, he picks up a young orphan gypsy. This orphan is Heathcliff. At first, both children despise the boy. However, Catherine soon becomes friendly with him. Hindley always despises him. When Mr. Earnshaw dies, hindley takes over the household. He attempts to destry any relationship betwen heathcliff and catherine.

Emily Bronte although se only published one novel, was considered the greatest writer of the three sisters: Charlotte Emily and Anne. Todgether they also published another book called Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell, as the title implys it was a book of poems. ONly 2 copies of the book were ever sold. (15)

Wuthering Heights (10)

The story takes place in two time periods simultaneously. The narrator, Lockwood, is set in a time somewhere between 1801 and 1802, ending in September 1802. The story he tells begins in the summer of 1771. (6)

In 1939 a movie version of Wuthering Heights came out starring Merle Oberon as Cathy, Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff, and David Niven as Edgar Linton. Directed by William Wyler its tangline is, "A story of vengeful thwarted love."(2)

Directed by William Wyler Writing credits Emily Brontë (novel) Charles MacArthur ... (more)

Cathy: You could come back to me rich and take me away. Why aren't you my prince like we said long ago? Why can't you rescue me Heathcliff?
Heathcliff: Cathy, come with me now.
Cathy: Where?
Heathcliff: Anywhere.
Cathy: And live in haystacks and steal our food from the marketplaces? No Heathcliff, that's not what I want.
Heathcliff: You just want to send me off. That won't do. I've stayed here and been beaten like a dog, abused and cursed and driven mad, but I stayed just to be near you, even as a dog. And I'll stay 'til the end. I'll live and I'll die under this rock. (2)
the above is aquote from the movie that encompasses the overall plot of the story.


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The cover of the 1992 remake of Wuthering Heights. (12)

The 1992 remake of the 1939 movie version of Wuthering Heights was directed by Peter Kosminsky. It starred Juliette Binoche as Cathy, Ralph Fiennes as Heathcliff, and Simon Shepherd as Edgar. The tagline was "A Passion. An obsession. A love that destroyed everyone it touched." (7)


Picture of Emily bronte (4)

When Wuthering Heights first came out, early critics did not approve of it. They thought it to be too passionate, and unnecessary. Two years after the author died, in 1850, a second version came out. Her sister Charlotte prefaced this newer version and it achieved much more success than the first version. The novel has continued to grow in popularity ever since. (5)

in 1970 an episode of monty python's flying circus was an adaptation of wuthering heights(9)
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Wuthering Heights was first published under Emily’s pseudonym Ellis Bell but was later changed to Emily Bronte.(11)

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Movie Poster

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Source:
(1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights
(2) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032145/
(3) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032145/
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(5) http://www.answers.com/topic/wuthering-heights-3#Themes
(6)http://www.usfca.edu/~southerr/wuthering.html
(7)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104181/
(8) http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/alevel/novel/wuthites/familytree.pdf
(9) monty python's flying circus season 2 episode 15
(10)http://sfsubookstore.com/catalog/popup_image.php/pID/473000?osCsid=548f8ca11daff4b1
(11) http://www.online-literature.com/bronte/
(12) http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/7090000/7099545.jpg
(13) http://www.uni-duisburg.de/Fak2/duet/Bild09aa.jpg
(14) http://www.filmsite.org/posters/wuth2.gif
(15)http://www.classicreader.com/author.php/aut.13/