Milwood Classics Book Club

It’s labelled as romance. Compared to Jane Austen. This is not Pride and Prejudice. 

Emily Bronte wasn’t a fan of the happy ending romantic tale. For her (and her sisters), a great story dug deep into the human psyche. It is this that makes Wuthering Heights a difficult book to nail down, and intentionally so. Take Heathcliff. Often seen as the romantic or Byronic hero of the tale, but this doesn’t fit so easily. The racially ambiguous character plays many roles in the story, from lovelorn to vengeful.

Emily Bronte wrote one book in her lifetime, this one. While not immediately seen for its greatness, Wuthering Heights has become one of the most critically acclaimed works of all time. It is praised by everyone from Virginia Woolf (Orlando: A Biography) to Daphne du Maurier (Rebecca) and is consistently listed as one of the best pieces of classic literature in the global canon. So put aside all the flimsy adaptations and take on the real story.

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