Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights

by Stephen Coote

In the PENGUIN STUDY NOTES series and originally published in 1984 as EMILY BRONTE'S WUTHERING HEIGHTS, a study guide to the novel, aimed at those preparing for the GCSE examination. It includes character studies, analysis of the plot with critical and historical notes, as well as an introduction to the life and work of Emily Bronte.

Genres: British Literature, Classics, Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Stephen Coote is the author of several acclaimed biographies including Royal Survivor: The Life of Charles II, Samuel Pepys, and John Keats: A Life. He was educated at Magdelene College, Cambridge and at Birkbeck College, University of London. He lives in Oxfordshire, England.

Reviews

[Dianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wuthering Heights book haunted me, I was reading it just like watching a movie, a brilliant movie.
By reading this book I saw every single action made by the characters, their mood, the way they talk, everything (except what was mumbling Joseph). I did not wanted to put the book away because every time I just wanted to know what going to happen next.

After reading this book I can say that when Emily Bronte wrote this book she probably had no pity for her readers.

I wish she wrote more books.

[Nathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Intense, dark, and passionate comes to mind when asked to describe this book. It was tough to be so involved with a slate of characters will little to no redeeming qualities. It's beautifully written, and worth reading it all just for the last paragraph, which is, by far, the best ending to a book I've ever read.

[Nicola Nicholson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Possibly the cruelest book ever written,full of ghastly characters but oh the writing is wonderful. Having read this twice before, I was so bothered by the plot or characters and just enjoyed the descriptions of weather and landscape.

[Alejandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Debo decir que es la segunda vez que me leo este clásico. Esta re lectura la disfruté muchísimo más. Los personajes están muy bien construidos: llenos de matices y de contrastes. La historia es una relación extraña que es muy distinta a otras historias de amor que he leído.

[Zegert Van Eijk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zwart, maar prachtig zwart.

[Debbie Papner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Took me a while to finish the first part of the book was slow reading. As I progressed things became better. I've Read this book several times before and never had problems.

[Khushi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forever Favourite

[Amy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Thank God it's over. The cruelty and brutality are incessant.

[Philip · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sorry, I know it's supposed to be a classic but I couldn't get into it. All those 50p words and excruciatingly long sentences just made it read like an insurance document.

I gave up after less than 20 pages.

Maybe I'll try it again some day.

[Markéta Peřestá · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tato kniha se mi zpočátku zdála zdlouhavá a dost depresivní, ale konec mě nakonec dostal a jsem ráda, že jsem knihu dočetla. Ještě jsem ji četla v nepříliš šťastném období, a proto mě velmi potěšilo, že měla dobrý konec. A ukázala mi, že i zdánliví nepřátelé se mohou stát velmi dobrými přáteli.

[Lesya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Old-school English novel withnon-English passion and rage. Recommended