A new edition, oriented to middle-school students, of Wuthering Heights has been published. S.E. Hinton, the author of Outsiders or Rumble Fish has written the introduction:Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
Introduction by S. E. Hinton
Puffin Books
Jul 28, 2020
ISBN 9780593117224
BE CLASSIC with Wuthering Heights introduced by bestselling author S.E. Hinton.
Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discoveres the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before: how Heathcliff, an orphan, was raised by Mr. Earnshaw as one of his own children. Lockwood learns of the intense and passionate romance between Heathcliff and Cathy Earnshaw, and her betrayal of him. As Heathcliff’s bitterness and revenge are visited upon by the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past. Heathcliff’s terrible vengeance ruins them all – but still his love for Cathy will not die…
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