Introduction & Notes by John S Whitley University of Sussex Wuthering Heights is a wild passionate story of the intense & almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw & Heathcliff a foundling adopted by Catherine's father After Mr Earnshaw's death Heathcliff is bullied & humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley & wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not reciprocated leaves Wuthering Heights only to return years later as a wealthy & polished man He proceeds to exact a terrible revenge for his former miseries The action of the story is chaotic & unremittingly violent but the accomplished handling of a complex structure the evocative descriptions of the lonely moorland setting & the poetic grandeur of vision combine to make this unique novel a masterpiece of English literature ...

Emily Bronte's only novel a work of tremendous & far-reaching influence the Penguin Classics edition of Wuthering Heights is the definitive edition 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; of the intense relationship between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff & Catherine Earnshaw; & how Catherine forced to choose between passionate tortured Heathcliff & gentle well-bred Edgar Linton surrendered to the expectations of her class As Heathcliff's bitterness & 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 Bronte Myth looks at the ways in which the novel has been interpreted from Charlotte Bronte onwards This complements Pauline Nestor's introduction which discusses changing critical receptions of the novel as well as Emily Bronte's influences & background Emily Bronte (1818-48) along with her sisters Charlotte & Anne was one of the most significant literary figures of the 19th century She wrote just one strikingly innovative novel Wuthering Heights but was also a gifted & intense poet If you enjoyed Wuthering Heights you may like Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre also available in Penguin Classics' Wuthering Heights is commonly thought of as romantic but try rereading it without being astonished by the comfortableness with which Bronte's characters subject one another to extremes of physical & psychological violence' Jeanette Winterson' As a first novel there is very little that can compare to it Even Shakespeare took over a decade to reach the clifftop extremities of King Lear' Sarah Waters ...

'I am Heathcliff
- he's always always in my mind ' Discovered on the streets of Liverpool Heathcliff is rescued by Mr Earnshaw
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The Penguin English Library Edition of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte May you not rest as long as I am living You said I killed you
- haunt me then Lockwood the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange 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 of the intense passion between the foundling Heathcliff & Catherine Earnshaw & her betrayal of him As Heathcliff's bitterness & vengeance is visited upon the next generation their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past The Penguin English Library
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The heartbreaking story of the tumultuous & passionate relationship between gypsy foundling Heathcliff & the wealthy Catherine Earnshaw Despite her love for Heathcliff Catherine marries the well-bred Edgar Linton This betrayal has unforeseen ramifications for generations to come ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Wuthering Heights is a heartrending story of unrequited love & sibling rivalry When the dark brooding orphan boy Heathcliff enters the Earnshaw household at Wuthering Heights he is at first shunned by his new stepsiblings Catherine & Hindley Catherine&s feelings toward Heathcliff soon change but it all ends in tragic consequences for everyone Actors Ian Mc Shane Angela Scoular John Garrie Anne Stallybrass & Anthony Edwards Director Peter Sasdy Certificate Exempt from Classification Year 1967 Screen 1331 Languages English Duration 3 hours & 20 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Haunting passionate & unforgettable this beautiful version of Emily Bronte's timeless masterpiece stars Anna Calder-Marshall & Timothy Dalton as Cathy & Heathcliff star crossed lovers destined for a doomed romance Actors Timothy Dalton Anna Calder-Marshall Harry Andrews Hugh Griffith Ian Ogilvy & Judy Cornwell Director Robert Fuest Certificate PG Year 1970 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English ; German ; French ; Spanish ; Polish
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Subtitles French ; Italian ; Spanish ; Dutch ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Norwegian ; Danish ; English for the hearing impaired ; German for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This 1999 television adaptation of Wuthering Heights--the classic Emily Bronte book which tells a gripping tale of two star-crossed lovers--stars Robert Cavanagh Orla Brady & Crispin Bonham-Carter Age Rating 12 ...

Television adaptation of Emily Bronte&s classic novel Inseparable as children Cathy & Heathcliff&s devotion to each other grows into a profound dangerous passion as they become adults The fates seem to conspire to force them apart but nothing can break the bond between them that reaches beyond accepted human behaviour When Cathy dies during childbirth Heathcliff&s unfathomable heartbreak is released in monumental anger He longs for the death that will finally reunite them together ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Emily Bronte&s timeless tale of love & passion comes alive in this stirring new film version starring Juliette Binoche & Ralph Fiennes Shot on location in Yorkshire this is the first screen adaptation to present Bronte&s complete story of two generations of the Earnshaw & Linton families as their lives & fortunes intertwine in a complex web dominated by the passionate relationship between doomed lovers Heathcliff & Cathy Fiennes gives a dynamic performance as Heathcliff & Binoche dazzles in the dual roles of Cathy Earnshaw & Catherine Linton in a movie that captures all the power of the classic novel Actors Ralph Fiennes Juliette Binoche Janet Mc Teer Sophie Ward Simon Shepherd Jeremy Northam Paul Geoffrey & Jonathan Firth Director Peter Kosminsky Certificate PGYear 1992 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Croatian ; Czech ; Dutch ; French ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Romanian ; Serbian ; Slovenian ; Turkish ; English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 42 minutes (approx)
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