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Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
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Wuthering Heights is the only novel by Emily Brontë. It was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, and a posthumous second edition was edited by her sister Charlotte. The name of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors on which the story centres (as an adjective; wuthering is a Yorkshire word referring to turbulent weather). The narrative tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them | Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 1910 John Murray edition Prepared and Published by Ebd E-BooksDirectory.com CHAPTER I 1801. I have just returned from a visit to my landlord the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainly a beautiful country In all England I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist s heaven and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us. A capital fellow He little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows as I rode up and when his fingers sheltered themselves with a jealous resolution still further in his waistcoat as I announced my name. Mr. Heathcliff I said. A nod was the answer. Mr. Lockwood your new tenant sir. I do myself the honour of calling as soon as possible after my arrival to express the hope that I have not inconvenienced you by my perseverance in soliciting the occupation of Thrushcross Grange I heard yesterday you had had some thoughts Thrushcross Grange is my own sir he interrupted wincing. I should not allow any one to inconvenience me if I could hinder it walk in The walk in was uttered with closed teeth and expressed the sentiment Go to the Deuce even the gate over which he leant manifested no sympathising movement to the words and I think that circumstance determined me to accept the invitation I felt interested in a man who seemed more exaggeratedly reserved than myself. When he saw my horse s breast fairly pushing the barrier he did put out his hand to unchain it and then sullenly preceded me up the causeway calling as we entered the court Joseph take Mr. Lockwood s horse and bring up some wine. Here we have the whole establishment of domestics I suppose was the reflection suggested by this compound order. No wonder the grass grows up between the flags and cattle are the only hedge-cutters. Joseph was an .