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.Īlthough 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. Wuthering Heights is the name of the farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors where the story unfolds. 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. The decision to publish came after the success of her sister Charlotte’s novel, Jane Eyre. It was her first and only published novel: she died the following year, at age 30. Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Brontë, written between October 1845 and June 1846, and published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. These poems are listed under the sisters’ pen names, namely Acton Bell, Ellis Bell and Currer Bell. This book contains Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey and the poems of the Bronte sisters. Minor wear to spine, otherwise excellent.
Previous owner's signature in fountain pen on the front endpaper.Title: Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey and PoemsĪuthor: Emily Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Anne BronteĬondition: Limp leatherette. Slight age-toning to the endpapers and the blank outer margins of otherwise flawless pages. Excellent interior with sound, secure hinges but with slight cracking to the top 1 1/2" of the paper seam over the rear hinge. Just slight shelf wear to the edges and one small shallow indentation on the front board and otherwise unworn with very bright gilt lettering. Very bright, very clean book with no sunning. 382 pages followed by two pages of publisher's current catalog.
"Routledge's Hearth & Home Library" blind-stamped into the cloth at the top of the front cover. Medium-blue full-cloth binding with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Published separately but in uniform bindings with two volumes by Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre and Shirley. Scarce first edition thus, first printing, with title page dated 1892.
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