- A Byronic hero-Heathcliff, the wild-haired, unruly, brooding devil of the estate.
- Cathy Earnshaw- The little-sweet, little-sour heroine, ripped from her love and from this life all too early.
- Practically-brother-and-sister characters in love. (the opposite of brother and sister characters practically in love, as in Mill on the Floss)
- Moors (what moor can I say)
- You can play Kate Bush as you read! The lyrics are mostly directly from the book.
- There are about 15 movie adaptations of this classic. The 1992 version stars Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche (yow!)
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Wuthering Heights
In 2007 Wuthering Heights (purchase here) was voted the best-loved romance in the UK (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/aug/10/books.booksnews). Here are some things you are going to love about Wuthering Heights:
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