Wuthering Heights

A novel-puzzle that overturns all familiar notions of good and evil, love and hate, "Wuthering Heights" is one of the most unique works of world literature. Emily Brontë was compelled to publish it at her own expense and under a male pseudonym. While some reviewers praised the author's originality, others were horrified by what transpired on the moorlands of Yorkshire, where demonic passions of strong personalities, unwilling to yield to one another, rage, and the story of the fateful love of Heathcliff, the adopted son of the owner of a remote estate, for Catherine, the daughter of his master, unfolds. Society at that time was struck by the extraordinary emotional power of the novel and shocked by the audacity of its moral concepts. "Wuthering Heights" captivates even the modern reader with its beauty.