Wuthering Heights is a classic novel by English author Emily Bronte. It tells the story of the passionate and tempestuous love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, two people from different social classes. After Catherine marries a wealthy man, Heathcliff is driven away and returns years later to seek revenge. The novel follows the lives of the inhabitants of Wuthering Heights and the neighboring Thrushcross Grange, and explores themes of love, revenge, and social class.
By Virginia Woolf · First published 1917 · Genre: Romantic Fiction, Gothic Fiction, Realism