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Wuthering Heights Unknown - 1980

by Bronte, Emily


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Wuthering Heights, the only book written by Emily Brontë, and originally published in 1847 by Thomas Cautley Newby under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, is a classic work of English literature. The Brontë sisters are known for classical and important literature, such as Jane Eyre (by Charlotte Brontë) and Agnes Grey (by Anne Brontë). 

The first edition of Wuthering Heights was first published in three volumes, the first two composed of Wuthering Heights, with the third volume containing Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey. The second edition of Wuthering Heights was edited by Charlotte Brontë and published in 1850. Emily Brontë herself died in 1848 at the age of 30 from tuberculosis.

 In the first American edition, published by Harpers & Brothers in 1848, the authorship of Wuthering Heights was mistakenly attributed to Charlotte Brontë on the title page, which stated: ‘by the author of Jane Eyre.’ 

The name of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors on which the story centers (as an adjective, Wuthering is a Yorkshire word referring to turbulent weather). The work was deeply controversial at the time of publication because it challenged long-held perceptions of class, religion, morality, and the position of women in society. Additionally, the novel contains vivid descriptions of violence. The novel follows the inhabitants of Wuthering Heights, a house on the wild moors of England, and it’s owner, Healthcliffe, on a tragic and compelling story of love and revenge


First Edition Identification

The first edition Wuthering Heights was written under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It was published by Thomas Cautley Newby, London, in December 1847. This first printing was a three-volume set - Wuthering Heights occupying the first two volumes, the third including Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte.

In 1850 a second edition was published by WS Williams, edited by Charlotte Bronte.

The first American edition of Wuthering Heights was published in 1848 by Harpers & Brothers, New York. The title page of this first edition misattributed the book to Charlotte Brontë and noting ‘By the author of Jane Eyre.'

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  • Title Wuthering Heights
  • Author Bronte, Emily
  • Binding unknown
  • Edition Collector's
  • Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc (Np)
  • Date 1980-06
  • ISBN 9780393053234
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by Bronte, Emily

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ISBN 13
9780393053234
ISBN 10
0393053237
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W W Norton & Co Inc, 1980. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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