Emily Bronte

Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte

Publisher Marketing: Wuthering Heights a novel by Emily Bronte, first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It was her first and only published novel: she died the following year, at age 30. The decision to publish came after the success of her sister Charlotte's novel, Jane Eyre. After Emily's death, Charlotte edited the manuscript of Wuthering Heights, and arranged for the edited version to be published as a posthumous second edition in 1850. Wuthering Heights is the name of the farmhouse on the North York Moors where the story unfolds. The book's core theme is the destructive effect that jealousy and vengefulness have, both on the jealous or vengeful individuals and on their communities. Although Wuthering Heights is now widely regarded as a classic of English literature, it received mixed reviews when first published, and was considered controversial because its depiction of mental and physical cruelty was unusually stark, and it challenged strict Victorian ideals of the day, including religious hypocrisy, morality, social classes and gender inequality. The English poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti referred to it as A fiend of a book - an incredible monster ... The action is laid in hell, - only it seems places and people have English names there. Review Citations: School Library Journal 11/01/2008 pg. 75 (EAN 9781400136889, Compact Disc) Library Journal 08/15/2005 (EAN 9780143058113, Compact Disc) Booklist 04/15/1993 pg. 1530 (EAN 9781561001170, Analog Audio Cassette) Library Journal 03/15/2007 pg. 105 (EAN 9780141439556, Paperback) Newsweek 03/23/2009 pg. 14 (EAN 9780140366945, Paperback) School Library Journal 08/24/2000 (EAN 9780001046405, Analog Audio Cassette) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 110 (EAN 9780679405436, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 728 (EAN 9780679405436, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 67 (EAN 9780679405436, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 889 (EAN 9780679405436, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 91 (EAN 9780679405436, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 97 (EAN 9780486292564, Paperback) Entertainment Weekly 02/22/2013 pg. 81 (EAN 9780142423295, Paperback) Audio File 08/01/2011 pg. 36 (EAN 9781441704214, Compact Disc) School Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 82 (EAN 9781607546702, Library Binding) Entertainment Weekly 09/18/2009 pg. 130 (EAN 9780141326696, Paperback) People Weekly 01/18/2010 pg. 59 (EAN 9780061962257, Paperback) Entertainment Weekly 12/11/2009 pg. 119 (EAN 9780141040356, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Bronte, Emily Emily Bronte (1818-1848) was one of three 19th century novelists from the same English family. She wrote one extrordinary novel, Wuthering Heights, and several poems.