A novel, 1847

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

Heathcliff, an orphan brought home by Mr. Earnshaw, grows up devoted to Earnshaw’s daughter Catherine and persecuted by her brother Hindley.

34 chapters · about 8 hours

How it begins

1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainly a beautiful country!

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About the book

Length

34 chapters

First published

1847

Text from Project Gutenberg.