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Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë’s only novel, was published in 1847. It narrates the tumultuous relationship between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, exploring themes of revenge, jealousy, and the destructive nature of love. Set against the moody backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, it remains a profound exploration of the human psyche and the complexities of the heart.
into his head to be idle; and imagining she would have the whole place to herself, she managed, by some means, to inform Mr. Edgar of her brother’s absence, and was then preparing to receive him. “Cathy, are you busy this afternoon?” asked Heathcliff. “Are you going anywhere?” “No, it is raining,” she answered. “Why have you that silk frock on, then?” he said. “Nobody coming here, I hope?” “Not that I know of,” stammered Miss: “but you should be in the field now, Heathcliff. It is an hour past dinner time; I thought you were gone.” “Hindley does not often free us from his accursed presence,” observed the boy. “I’ll not work any more to-day: I’ll stay with you.” “Oh, but Joseph will tell,” she suggested; “you’d better go!” “Joseph is loading lime on the further side of Penistone Crags; it will take him till dark, and he’ll never know.” So saying, he lounged to the fire, and sat down. Catherine reflected an instant, with knitted brows—she found it needful to smooth the way for an intrusion. “Isabella and Edgar Linton talked of calling this afternoon,” she said, at the conclusion of a minute’s silence. “As it
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