Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë was first published in December 1847. Ever since then, many editions of this masterpiece of English literature has been released. In the isolated English moors, this gripping romance with its flawless narrative will hook you from the very first page.
Wandering the streets of Liverpool, a gipsy boy called Heathcliff is found by Mr Earnshaw, an English Landlord. Deciding to adopt the boy, and bringing him to live at Wuthering Heights, Mr Earnshaw could never have imagined that he would be starting a ruthless, passionate story of love and revenge.
Catherine, Mr Earnshaw daughter, starts a close relationship with Heathcliff, arousing the fury of her brother Hindley Earnshaw. After the death of his father, he starts to managing Wuthering Heights and to mistreat Heathcliff, forcing him to work hard and revoking his education access.
A man called Mr Lockwood rents Thrushcross Grange, a manor house owned by Mr Heathcliff. He meets Nelly Dean, a housekeeper who grew up closer to Hindley and Catherine. Trying to answer all the questions raised by the new tenant, Nelly Dean starts to narrate the story of Heathcliff and the residents of Wuthering Heights.
Written in such richness of details, Wuthering Heights caught my attention and provoked my feelings. I could fell the atmosphere of the moors. I could imagine the characters as well as their countenance. On the other hand, this meticulous description can bore the reader who is not used with the method. Another relevant point is, to have been written in the 18ths, Bronte writes using a fancy and not usual vocabulary for the present day.
Finally, I strongly recommend this book for everyone who feels the need for extending their vocabulary, mainly English students, while reading a wonderful and unique novel.
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