| | Wuthering Heights: text, sources, criticism (Harbrace sourcebooks) |  | Author: Emily Bronte
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  68 reviews
Pages: 229
ASIN: B0006AY5O6
Publication Date: 1962
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 'A Haunting Masterpiece....You Will Never Forget!' March 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first studied Wuthering Heights as part of my A-Levels,taught to me by a quite inspirational teacher and it is a book I can return to over and over again. It is, simply one of the most poignant and unforgettable love stories ever told. The characters of Cathy and Heathcliff set against the craggy moorland scenery are indelible in English Literature and serve to live in the imagination of the reader. The Force of their destructive love serves a cycle of Love, Hate and ultimately, Revenge. Emily Bronte's genius as a poet shines in this novel through the language of Heathcliff, as 20 years after the death of Catherine, his love for her is as ardent as he declares in one of the most moving passages, " In every cloud, in every tree I am surrounded by her image....the entire world is a dreadful collection of memorandum that she did exist and that I had lost her..." This is a novel you must read at least once in your life...and feel glad and exhalted that you did!
It's Grim Up North September 6, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A true classic of English Literature that has stood the test of time, with settings and characters that have entered the national consciousness. Its raw power is amazing considering its author's age and apparent lack of experience in life.
Re-reading as an adult, one is perhaps struck by how wordy the later passages in the book are, the self destructive relationship between Cathy and Heathcliff is what stays in the reader's memory most. Unlike, say, Jane Austen's equally timeless works, it is not possible to say "Wuthering Heights" grows with repeat reading. The strange narrative devices are a bit distracting, and some sections sag.
The opening scene, in contrast,where the ghost of Cathy shatters the glass in the window of the narrator's bedroom, letting in the lashing storm, is surely one of the most striking ever written.
Graphic moments such as this opening, and the fierce, uncompromising lovers who leap from the page, make this book's reputation well deserved.
Classic read July 16, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I went to Waterstones the other day and realised I had never read Wuthering Heights, so I bought this version of the book. I have begun to read it all I can say is that it is amazing.
Very good read, I guess you probably will never get bored of it.
Publisher quality May 5, 2007
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
This edition of the book (Collector's Library) is the one to buy. Don't buy the paperbacks. A small, neat, crimson coloured velvet feel hardback volume with gold edges, period look dust jacket & red page marking ribbon. Unabridged, it has a clear, sharp typeface, biographical notes & editor's preface from 1850, & afterword. It's a joy to hold as well as read. How do they make it at this price!
 The dark and brooding tale of Cathy & Heathcliff March 24, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
What a great experience to finally reread this classic as an adult. Emily Bronte depicts a very gothic and depressing story of two star-crossed (but not terribly likeable) lovers, Cathy & Heathcliff, and the love between them that transcended the grave. Added to that a wonderful depiction of the dark English moors and the local characters with their strange dialects. This was also told in a very unusual style, like a tale within a tale within a tale, adding more layers and perspectives to the story.
How unfortunate that one's upbringing can so affect a person that their grief and bitterness turn what could have been a fine young man into such a hateful and vengeful person as Heathcliff became. And fortunate that Cathy's daughter and Hareton could overcome their dark upbringing to bring a happier light onto the dark moors of England.
I did not read this version of the book, but one including works of the other Bronte sisters, which did not have all the footnotes. I think I enjoyed that better as I wasn't constantly distracted by looking to the back for the notes and just allowed myself to become engrossed with the story. It's one book you have to read at least twice in your life -- of course in school as required reading and then again as an adult to add that perspective of age and experience in life so that one can more fully appreciate a such a classic tale
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