Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
This classic novel is a tale of love, revenge and social class set in the Yorkshire moors. It revolves around the intense, complex relationship between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, an orphan adopted by Catherine's father. Despite their deep affection for each other, Catherine marries Edgar Linton, a wealthy neighbor, leading Heathcliff to seek revenge on the two families. The story unfolds over two generations, reflecting the consequences of their choices and the destructive power of obsessive love.
The 11th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1847
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 300-400
- Words
- 107,945
- Original Language
- English
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- 4th on 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors (Good Housekeeping)
- 7th on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 7th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 7th on For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
- 8th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 11th on The 100 Best Books of World Literature (ABC.es)
- 12th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 13th on My Favourite Book - Australian Big Read (Australian Big Read)
- 14th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 16th on 30 Books Every Adult Should Read Before They Die (The British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Society)
- 16th on Top 50 Books (The Folio Society)
- 17th on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- 17th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
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- 22nd on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 31st on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 37th on 50 Classics You Must Read Before You Die (Gyldendal (Denmark Publisher))
- 39th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 39th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 40th on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 43rd on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 46th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 56th on Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale (Raymond Queneau)
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- 83rd on Big Read (German) (Germany)
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