num_pages: 353
description: Wuthering Heights , by Emily Bronte , is part of the Barnes &amp; Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes &amp; Noble Classics : New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices &amp; Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes &amp; Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Emily Brontë ’s only novel, Wuthering Heights remains one of literature’s most disturbing explorations into the dark side of romantic passion. Heathcliff and Cathy believe they’re destined to love each other forever, but when cruelty and snobbery separate them, their untamed emotions literally consume them.Set amid the wild and stormy Yorkshire moors, Wuthering Heights , an unpolished and devastating epic of childhood playmates who grow into soul mates, is widely regarded as the most original tale of thwarted desire and heartbreak in the English language. Daphne Merkin is the author of a novel, Enchantment , which won the Edward Lewis Wallant award for best new work of American-Jewish fiction, and an essay collection, Dreaming of Hitler . She has written essays and reviews for publications that include American Scholar , the New York Times , where she is a regular contributor to the Book Review , the Los Angeles Times Book Review , Elle , and Vogue .
language: English
title: Wuthering Heights
titlecomplete: Wuthering Heights
characters: Catherine Linton, Hindley Earnshaw, Catherine Earnshaw, Edgar Linton, Linton Heathcliff, Heathcliff, Ellen (Nelly) Dean, Hareton Earnshaw, Isabella Linton, Mr. Lockwood
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, Gothic, Historical, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Romance, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 1729577
places: England, Yorkshire, England
awards: awardedAt: 1514793600000
name: Premio Euskadi de Literatura
category: Traduccion, awardedAt: 1483257600000
name: Audible’s Narrator of the Year Award
publisher: Sterling Publishing